National team of Japan

Upcoming Matches

Friendlies Sunday 31-05-2026

Japan

01:00 pm

Iceland

FIFA World Cup - Round 1 Sunday 14-06-2026

Netherlands

11:00 pm

Japan

FIFA World Cup - Round 2 Sunday 21-06-2026

Tunisia

07:00 am

Japan

FIFA World Cup - Round 3 Friday 26-06-2026

Japan

02:00 am

Sweden

AFC Asian Cup - Round 1 Monday 11-01-2027

Japan

05:00 pm

Indonesia

Friendlies Tuesday 31-03-2026

England

0 - 1

Japan

Friendlies Saturday 28-03-2026

Scotland

0 - 1

Japan

Friendlies Tuesday 18-11-2025

Japan

3 - 0

Bolivia

Friendlies Friday 14-11-2025

Japan

2 - 0

Ghana

Friendlies Tuesday 14-10-2025

Japan

3 - 2

Brazil

Trophies & Achievements

East Asian Football Championship

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Country

Japan

Federation

Asian Football Confederation

Division

First Division

About the Team

Japan. The Japan national football team is the official representative of Japan in international tournaments, and it is overseen by the Japan Football Association (JFA), which was established in 1921 and joined FIFA in 1929. The Japanese national team is one of the most prominent Asian teams, having qualified for the World Cup finals continuously since 1998, and it has made a strong presence in the AFC Asian Cup, winning the tournament four times (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011). The team is known by the nickname 'Samurai Blue,' and it plays its matches in various stadiums across Japan, most notably Nissan Stadium in Yokohama and Saitama Stadium.