Group F · Pot 2AFCRank #18

JPN

Japan

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The Manager

// Appointed Aug 2018 · still here
Portrait of Hajime MoriyasuHead coach

Hajime Moriyasu

Born
Nagasaki · Aug 23, 1968
Age
57
Nationality
Japan
Tenure
Aug 2018 – present
28
P
22
W
4
D
2
L
83
GF
11
GA

// Honours

  • Super Cup · Japan · 2016
  • J1 League · Japan · 2015
  • Super Cup · Japan · 2014
  • J1 League · Japan · 2013
  • Super Cup · Japan · 2013
  • J1 League · Japan · 2012

Squad (23)

// names locked · numbers provisional
G

Goalkeepers

3 on roster

K. Osako

26Age
#1No.
GPos

Z. Suzuki

Parma
23Age
#1No.
GPos

T. Hayakawa

26Age
#12No.
GPos
D

Defenders

8 on roster

Y. Sugawara

Werder Bremen
25Age
#2No.
DPos

S. Taniguchi

St. Truiden
34Age
#3No.
DPos

J. Suzuki

FC Copenhagen
22Age
#4No.
DPos

T. Watanabe

Feyenoord
28Age
#4No.
DPos

Y. Nagatomo

FC Tokyo
39Age
#5No.
DPos

H. Ito

Bayern München
26Age
#21No.
DPos

A. Seko

Le Havre
25Age
#22No.
DPos

T. Tomiyasu

Ajax
27Age
#22No.
DPos
M

Midfielders

4 on roster

K. Sano

FSV Mainz 05
25Age
#5No.
MPos

S. Tanaka

Fortuna Düsseldorf
23Age
#8No.
MPos

R. Dōan

Eintracht Frankfurt
27Age
#10No.
MPos

D. Kamada

Crystal Palace
29Age
#15No.
MPos
F

Forwards

8 on roster

Y. Suzuki

SC Freiburg
24Age
#8No.
APos

A. Ueda

Feyenoord
27Age
#9No.
APos

D. Maeda

Celtic
28Age
#11No.
APos

Keito Nakamura

Reims
25Age
#13No.
APos

J. Ito

Genk
32Age
#14No.
APos

K. Shiogai

VfL Wolfsburg
20Age
#14No.
APos

Koki Ogawa

NEC Nijmegen
28Age
#19No.
APos

K. Goto

St. Truiden
20Age
#—No.
APos

Group F.

// the draw

Fixtures.

// three group-stage matches

M1
NetherlandsvsJapan
Venue TBD
Jun 14, 2026
20:00 UTC
M2
TunisiavsJapan
Estadio BBVA·Monterrey
Jun 21, 2026
04:00 UTC
M3
JapanvsSweden
Venue TBD
Jun 25, 2026
23:00 UTC

Most recent XI

3-4-3

Recent form. Last 6.

WinDrawLoss
W1–0
at EnglandMar 31, 26 · Friendlies
W1–0
at ScotlandMar 28, 26 · Friendlies
W3–0
vs BoliviaNov 18, 25 · Friendlies
W2–0
vs GhanaNov 14, 25 · Friendlies
W3–2
vs BrazilOct 14, 25 · Friendlies
D2–2
vs ParaguayOct 10, 25 · Friendlies

The path.

// six rounds. six wins. one trophy.
Group FTop 2 advanceIn play
Round of 3232 → 16Projection
Round of 1616 → 8Projection
Quarter-final8 → 4Projection
Semi-final4 → 2Projection
FinalOne trophyThe myth
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Where does JPN land?

→/ next match · Jun 14

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