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

Squad

Coach

Hajime Moriyasu

Strikers

Takumi Minamino

Monaco

Left Wing

Takuma Asano

Mallorca

Right Wing

Junya Ito

KRC Genk

Right Wing

Ritsu Doan

Frankfurt

Right Wing

Daizen Maeda

Celtic

Left Wing

Takefusa Kubo

Sociedad

Right Wing

Kaoru Mitoma

Brighton

Left Wing

Keito Nakamura

Reims

Left Wing

Ayase Ueda

Feyenoord

Center Forward

Mao Hosoya

Kashiwa Reysol

Center Forward

Shuto Machino

Mönchengladbach

Center Forward

Yuki Ohashi

Blackburn

Center Forward

Yu Hirakawa

Hull City

Right Wing

Shunsuke Mito

Rotterdam

Right Wing

Koki Saito

QPR

Left Wing

Kota Tawaratsumida

FC Tokyo

Left Wing

Koki Ogawa

NEC Nijmegen

Center Forward

Keisuke Goto

St.Truidense

Center Forward

Sota Kitano

Salzburg

Center Forward

Midfielders

Hidemasa Morita

Sporting CP

Midfielder

Reo Hatate

Celtic

Midfielder

Kaishu Sano

Mainz 05

Defensive Midfielder

Wataru Endo

Liverpool

Defensive Midfielder

Daichi Kamada

Crystal Palace

Attack Midfielder

Ayumu Seko

Le Havre

Midfielder

Ryoya Morishita

Blackburn

Wing Midfielder

Yuito Suzuki

Freiburg

Attack Midfielder

Kodai Sano

NEC Nijmegen

Midfielder

Ryunosuke Sato

FC Tokyo

Attack Midfielder

Joel Chima Fujita

St. Pauli

Midfielder

Ao Tanaka

Leeds United

Midfielder

Defenders

Shogo Taniguchi

St.Truidense

Central Defender

Yuta Nakayama

Machida Zelvia

Central Defender

Ko Itakura

Ajax

Central Defender

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Ajax

Right Defensive

Koki Machida

Hoffenheim

Central Defender

Hiroki Ito

Bayern Münich

Central Defender

Yukinari Sugawara

Bremen

Right Defensive

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Feyenoord

Central Defender

Seiya Maikuma

AZ Alkmaar

Right Defensive

Yuto Nagatomo

FC Tokyo

Left Defensive

Kota Takai

Mönchengladbach

Central Defender

Hiroki Sekine

Reims

Right Defensive

Junnosuke Suzuki

Copenhagen

Central Defender

Tomoya Ando

St. Pauli

Central Defender

Goalkeepers

Daiya Maekawa

Vissel Kobe

Goalkeeper

Zion Suzuki

Parma

Goalkeeper

Kosei Tani

Machida Zelvia

Goalkeeper

Keisuke Osako

Hiroshima

Goalkeeper

Tomoki Hayakawa

Kashima Antlers

Goalkeeper

Leo Kokubo

St.Truidense

Goalkeeper

Taishi Brandon Nozawa

Royal Antwerp

Goalkeeper

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.

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Ended Matches

Countdown Begins for the 2027 Asian Cup: A Fiery Draw Held in Diriyah

Diriyah Hosts the 2027 Asian Cup Draw Tomorrow

Japan Coach Reveals Criteria for World Cup Squad Selection

Record Increases in 2026 World Cup Bonuses

Japan Defeats Scotland in Injury Time

England Announces New Amendments in March's International Break List

The Asian Football Confederation Announces the Date for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Draw

The Asian Football Confederation Follows CAF's Lead and Announces the Asian Nations League

Japan Achieves Thrilling Victory Against Brazil in Friendly Match

Liverpool Announces Injury of Wataru Endo

Hajime Moriyasu

Takumi Minamino

Takuma Asano

Junya Ito

Ritsu Doan

Daizen Maeda

Takefusa Kubo

Kaoru Mitoma

Keito Nakamura

Ayase Ueda

Mao Hosoya

Shuto Machino

Yuki Ohashi

Yu Hirakawa

Shunsuke Mito

Koki Saito

Kota Tawaratsumida

Koki Ogawa

Keisuke Goto

Sota Kitano

Hidemasa Morita

Reo Hatate

Kaishu Sano

Wataru Endo

Daichi Kamada

Ayumu Seko

Ryoya Morishita

Yuito Suzuki

Kodai Sano

Ryunosuke Sato

Joel Chima Fujita

Ao Tanaka

Shogo Taniguchi

Yuta Nakayama

Ko Itakura

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Koki Machida

Hiroki Ito

Yukinari Sugawara

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Seiya Maikuma

Yuto Nagatomo

Kota Takai

Hiroki Sekine

Junnosuke Suzuki

Tomoya Ando

Daiya Maekawa

Zion Suzuki

Kosei Tani

Keisuke Osako

Tomoki Hayakawa

Leo Kokubo

Taishi Brandon Nozawa

AFC Asian Cup

East Asian Football Championship

Asian Games Bronze Medal

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

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