Japan World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Goalkeepers

Zion Suzuki GK

Keisuke Osako GK

TH Tomoki Hayakawa GK

Defenders

Yukinari Sugawara DEF

Shogo Taniguchi DEF

Kou Itakura DEF

Yuto Nagatomo DEF

TW Tsuyoshi Watanabe DEF

Ayumu Seko DEF

Hiroki Ito DEF

Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF

JS Junnosuke Suzuki DEF

Midfielders

Wataru Endo MID

Ao Tanaka MID

Ritsu Doan MID

Daichi Kamada MID

Yuito Suzuki MID

Kaishu Sano MID

Forwards

Takefusa Kubo FWD

KG Keisuke Goto FWD

Daizen Maeda FWD

Keito Nakamura FWD

Junya Ito FWD

Ayase Ueda FWD

Koki Ogawa FWD

KS Kento Shiogai FWD

21 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

• 27.2avg age
• 21youngest (Keisuke Goto)
• 39oldest (Yuto Nagatomo)

Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.

Japan went out in the round of 32, beaten by Brazil. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group F table is on the group page.

Final Group F table →

Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Japan are ranked 18 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 17th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.