Japan hopes to win a demanding Group F with a balanced squad.

Japan at the 2026 World Cup: roster, list, players, group stage schedule and results
Japan faces its last match of the 2026 World Cup grouo stage against Sweden. They have already faced Netherlands and Tunisia in Group F.
Goalkeepers
- Tomoki Hayakawa
- Keisuke Osako
- Zion Suzuki
Defenders
- Ko Itakura
- Hiroki Ito
- Yuto Nagatomo
- Ayumu Seko
- Yukinari Sugawara
- Junnosuke Suzuki
- Shogo Taniguchi
- Takehiro Tomiyasu
- Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Midfielders
- Ritsu Doan
- Wataru Endo
- Junya Ito
- Daichi Kamada
- Takefusa Kubo
- Keito Nakamura
- Kaishu Sano
- Ao Tanaka
Forwards
- Keisuke Goto
- Daizen Maeda
- Koki Ogawa
- Kento Shiogai
- Yuito Suzuki
- Ayase Ueda
Japan’s World Cup group and schedule
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Sweden
- Sunday, June 14: Netherlands 2 vs 2 Japan
- Sunday, June 21: Tunisia 0-4 Japan
- Thursday, June 25, 7 p.m. ET: Japan vs Sweden
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