2026 Japan World Cup roster: Complete 26-man team
Seth VertelneyJapan will look to build on recent World Cup success at this year's tournament in North America.
The Samurai Blue have reached the round of 16 at each of the past two World Cups, losing to eventual semifinalists both times.
Head coach Hajime Moriyasu has a strong roster to choose from once again, though he will be missing perhaps the team's best player, Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma, who won't be recovered from a hamstring injury.
Here are the 26 players that Japan will bring to the World Cup this summer.
Japan 2026 World Cup roster
Goalkeepers: Zion Suzuki (Parma), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers)
Defenders: Yuta Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), Ko Itakura (Ajax), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich), Ayumu Seko (Le Havre), Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen)
Midfielders: Junnosuke Suzuki (Copenhagen), Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Junya Ito (Genk), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United), Keito Nakamura (Reims), Kaishu Sano (Mainz), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg)
Forwards: Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg), Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden)
Japan 2026 World Cup opponents
Japan was drawn into Group F along with the following teams:
- Netherlands
- Tunisia
- Sweden
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Japan 2026 World Cup schedule
Check out Japan's World Cup schedule for the group stage.
Buy Japan World Cup tickets- Japan vs. Netherlands on June 14 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington
- Japan vs. Tunisia on June 20 at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey
- Japan vs. Sweden on June 25 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington
Are World Cup tickets available on the resale market?
According to FIFA, its marketplace "enables fans who can no longer attend matches to sell their tickets to other fans in a secure and authorized environment, safeguarding against invalid or unauthorized resale."
Of course, the marketplace will be used not just by fans who can no longer attend matches, but also those looking to make a profit on high-demand games.
The FIFA resale marketplace opened on Thursday, April 2.
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