Japan

Japan National Team International Friendly Games World Cup 2026

Season Record (7 matches)

Wins

Draws

Losses

57%

Win Rate

2.0

Pts/Game

Total Pts

Current Form (AFC Asian Cup 2023) L W W L W

ATTACK

Avg xG	2.40
Shots/game	13.0
On target	3.6
Key passes	9.0
Conversion	0.00

DEFENSE

xG conceded	1.60
Shots conc.	8.2
Clean sheets	0
Tackles won	7.8
Interceptions	8.0

Home / Away Splits

	Matches	Pts/Game	Goals	Conceded	Avg xG	xG Conc.
Home	2	3.00	7	3	3.50	1.50
Away	3	1.00	5	5	1.67	1.67

Passing

Passes/game	593
Pass accuracy	83.0%
Long balls	20.4
Crosses	3.4

Duels

Duel win rate	0.5%
Aerial win rate	0.5%
Tackles won	7.8
Interceptions	8.0

Discipline & Rating

Fouls/game	13.6
Yellows/game	1.4
Reds/game	0.0
Team rating	6.90

Top Scorers

	Player	Goals	Assists	Apps
1	Ayase Ueda	14	2	8
2	Daichi Kamada	7	0	6
3	Koki Ogawa	7	1	5
4	Takumi Minamino	6	1	4
5	Takefusa Kubo	5	6	5
6	Keito Nakamura	4	0	3
7	Hidemasa Morita	4	0	3
8	Ritsu Doan	4	1	4
9	Junya Ito	3	2	3
10	Wataru Endo	2	0	2

Top Assisters

	Player	Assists	Goals	Apps
1	Junya Ito	10	1	6
2	Takefusa Kubo	10	4	8
3	Ritsu Doan	5	1	5
4	Ayase Ueda	3	4	3
5	Keito Nakamura	3	0	3
6	Takumi Minamino	3	2	2
7	Kaoru Mitoma	3	1	3
8	Koki Ogawa	2	2	2
9	Hidemasa Morita	2	0	2
10	Shuto Machino	2	1	1

National Team Squad (27 players)

#	Name	Pos	Club	Market Value
2	Yukinari Sugawara	DEF	SV Werder Bremen	5M
3	Shogo Taniguchi	DEF	Sint-Truidense VV	1M
4	Ko Itakura	DEF	AFC Ajax	8M
5	Yuto Nagatomo	DEF	FC Tokyo	0M
16	Tsuyoshi Watanabe	DEF	Feyenoord	9M
20	Ayumu Seko	DEF	Le Havre	5M
21	Hiroki Itō	DEF	FC Bayern München	20M
22	Takehiro Tomiyasu	DEF	AFC Ajax	5M
25	Junnosuke Suzuki	DEF	FC København	2M
6	Shuto Machino	FWD	Borussia M'gladbach	5M
9	Keisuke Goto	FWD	Sint-Truidense VV	7M
18	Ayase Ueda	FWD	Feyenoord	15M
19	Koki Ogawa	FWD	NEC Nijmegen	2M
26	Kento Shiogai	FWD	VfL Wolfsburg	8M
1	Zion Suzuki	GK	Parma	21M
12	Keisuke Osako	GK	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2M
23	Tomoki Hayakawa	GK	Kashima Antlers	2M
6	Wataru Endo	CM	Liverpool FC	4M
7	Ao Tanaka	MID	Leeds United	11M
8	Takefusa Kubo	MID	Real Sociedad	31M
10	Ritsu Doan	MID	Eintracht Frankfurt	16M
11	Daizen Maeda	FWD	Celtic	13M
13	Keito Nakamura	MID	Stade de Reims	10M
14	Junya Ito	MID	KRC Genk	4M
15	Daichi Kamada	MID	Crystal Palace	10M
17	Yuito Suzuki	MID	SC Freiburg	19M
24	Kaishu Sano	MID	1. FSV Mainz 05	42M

Head-to-Head Records

Opponent	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	Avg Goals
Myanmar	2	2	0	0	10	0	5.0
Indonesia	2	2	0	0	10	0	5.0
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2	0	1.0
Syria	2	2	0	0	10	0	5.0
Colombia	2	1	0	1	3	5	4.0
Bahrain	2	2	0	0	7	0	3.5
China	2	2	0	0	10	1	5.5
Australia	2	0	1	1	1	2	1.5
Brazil	1	0	0	1	1	2	3.0
Sweden	1	0	1	0	1	1	2.0

Upcoming Fixtures

No upcoming fixtures.

Date	Match	Score	Result
Jun 29	Brazil vs Japan	2 - 1	L
Jun 26	Japan vs Sweden	1 - 1	D
Jun 21	Tunisia vs Japan	- - 4	W
Jun 15	Netherlands vs Japan	2 - 2	D
May 31	Japan vs Iceland	1 - -	W
Mar 31	England vs Japan	- - 1	W
Mar 28	Scotland vs Japan	- - 1	W
Jun 10	Japan vs Indonesia	6 - -	W
Jun 05	Australia vs Japan	1 - -	L
Mar 25	Japan vs Saudi Arabia	- - -	D
Mar 20	Japan vs Bahrain	2 - -	W
Nov 19	China vs Japan	1 - 3	W
Nov 15	Indonesia vs Japan	- - 4	W
Oct 15	Japan vs Australia	1 - 1	D
Oct 10	Saudi Arabia vs Japan	- - 2	W

League	Form	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	xG	xGA	Rating
AFC Asian Cup 2023	L W W L W	5	3	0	2	12	8	2.40	1.60	6.90
International Friendly Games	W W W	3	3	0	0	3	0	0.87	0.61	6.91
World Cup 2026	L D W D W	5	2	2	1	10	6	1.04	0.75	6.87
World Cup Qualification AFC	W L D W W	5	3	1	1	11	2	2.20	0.40	7.09

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