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Japan

Samurai Blue Group F AFC

FIFA
#18
Elo
#13

Did you know

39-year-old full-back Yuto Nagatomo is set to become the first Japanese player to appear at five different World Cups.

World Cup record

Appearances
8
Best finish
Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)
Last finish
Round of 16 (2022)
Status
Yet to win

Coach & key players

  • Hajime Moriyasu
    Hajime Moriyasu
    Head coach
  • Takefusa Kubo
    Takefusa Kubo
    Real Sociedad
  • Wataru Endo
    Wataru Endo
    Liverpool
  • Ritsu Doan
    Ritsu Doan
    Eintracht Frankfurt

Fixtures

  • Jun 14, 20:00
    Netherlands Netherlands v Japan Japan
  • Jun 21, 02:00
    Tunisia Tunisia v Japan Japan
  • Jun 25, 23:00
    Japan Japan v Sweden Sweden

Group opponents

Player and coach photos via Wikimedia Commons, under their respective licenses.