2026 FIFA World Cup · Group F
🇯🇵Japan
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Japan face Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia in Group F at the 2026 World Cup, under Hajime Moriyasu. Schedule, squad and the live group table, tracked here.
Group F
All groups →| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | 🇯🇵Japan | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Sweden | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Schedule
Japan World Cup Squad 2026
26 playersGoalkeepers
Zion Suzuki
Keisuke Osako
Tomoki Hayakawa
Defenders
Shōgo Taniguchi
Kō Itakura
Yūto Nagatomo
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Ayumu Seko
Hiroki Itō
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Junnosuke Suzuki
Midfielders
Yukinari Sugawara
Ao Tanaka
Keito Nakamura
Yuito Suzuki
Kaishu Sano
Forwards
Shuto Machino
Takefusa Kubo
Keisuke Goto
Ritsu Dōan
Daizen Maeda
Junya Itō
Daichi Kamada
Ayase Ueda
Koki Ogawa
Kento Shiogai
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The basics
- FIFA ranking
- #18
- Group
- Group F
- Manager
- Hajime Moriyasu
- Likely formation
- 3-4-2-1 (also 3-4-3)
- Confederation
- AFC
- Federation
- Japan Football Association (JFA)
- Best WC finish
- Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)
- WC appearances
- 8th (eighth consecutive)