This is Japan’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar. They are a team from Asia, part of AFCON.
They played in a group with Spain, Germany and Costa Rica. Japan reached the Quarter Finals of the tournament, where they were eliminated by Croatia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Eiji Kawashima | 20 March 1983 (age 39) | 95 | 0 | Strasbourg |
| 12 | GK | Shūichi Gonda | 3 March 1989 (age 33) | 37 | 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 23 | GK | Daniel Schmidt | 3 February 1992 (age 30) | 11 | 0 | Sint-Truiden |
| 2 | DF | Miki Yamane | 22 December 1993 (age 28) | 16 | 2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 3 | DF | Shogo Taniguchi | 15 July 1991 (age 31) | 15 | 0 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 4 | DF | Ko Itakura | 27 January 1997 (age 25) | 16 | 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 5 | DF | Yuto Nagatomo | 12 September 1986 (age 36) | 141 | 4 | FC Tokyo |
| 16 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 5 November 1998 (age 24) | 31 | 1 | Arsenal |
| 19 | DF | Hiroki Sakai | 12 April 1990 (age 32) | 73 | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 22 | DF | Maya Yoshida (captain) | 24 August 1988 (age 34) | 125 | 12 | Schalke 04 |
| 26 | DF | Hiroki Ito | 12 May 1999 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 6 | MF | Wataru Endo | 9 February 1993 (age 29) | 46 | 2 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 7 | MF | Gaku Shibasaki | 28 May 1992 (age 30) | 60 | 3 | Leganés |
| 8 | MF | Ritsu Dōan | 16 June 1998 (age 24) | 32 | 5 | SC Freiburg |
| 9 | MF | Kaoru Mitoma | 20 May 1997 (age 25) | 12 | 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 10 | MF | Takumi Minamino | 16 January 1995 (age 27) | 46 | 17 | Monaco |
| 11 | MF | Takefusa Kubo | 4 June 2001 (age 21) | 22 | 1 | Real Sociedad |
| 13 | MF | Hidemasa Morita | 10 May 1995 (age 27) | 18 | 2 | Sporting CP |
| 14 | MF | Junya Ito | 9 March 1993 (age 29) | 41 | 9 | Reims |
| 15 | MF | Daichi Kamada | 5 August 1996 (age 26) | 25 | 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 17 | MF | Ao Tanaka | 10 September 1998 (age 24) | 17 | 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 24 | MF | Yuki Soma | 25 February 1997 (age 25) | 9 | 4 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 18 | FW | Takuma Asano | 10 November 1994 (age 28) | 40 | 8 | VfL Bochum |
| 20 | FW | Shuto Machino | 30 September 1999 (age 23) | 4 | 3 | Shonan Bellmare |
| 21 | FW | Ayase Ueda | 28 August 1998 (age 24) | 12 | 0 | Cercle Brugge |
| 25 | FW | Daizen Maeda | 20 October 1997 (age 25) | 10 | 1 | Celtic |