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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2025
1.79m
Average age in 2025
26.1
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2025
No jersey in 2025

Coaches in 2025

Moriyasu, Hajime (Coach)

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Moriyasu, Hajime (Coach)

Day of Birth
1968-08-23
Place of Birth
Kakegawa (Japan)
Height
1.74m
Matches
13 (7 / 6)
Goto coach Hajime Moriyasu

Players of Japan in 2025

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Suzuki, Zion 2002-08-21 Goalkeeper Italy Parma Calcio 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hayakawa, Tomoki 1999-03-03 Goalkeeper Japan Kashima Antlers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ōsako, Keisuke 1999-07-28 Goalkeeper Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 0 0 0 0
Pisano, Alex 2006-01-10 Goalkeeper Japan Nagoya Grampus 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tani, Kosei 2000-11-22 Goalkeeper Japan Machida Zelvia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Seko, Ayumu 2000-06-07 Centre Back France Le Havre AC 5 2 0 0 0 0
Watanabe, Tsuyoshi 1997-02-05 Centre Back Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 0 0 0 0 0
Itakura, Kō 1997-01-27 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Junnosuke 2003-07-12 Centre Back Denmark FC København 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mochizuki, Henry 2001-09-20 Right Back Japan Machida Zelvia 3 2 1 0 0 0
Araki, Hayato 1996-08-07 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 0 0 0 0
Taniguchi, Shōgo 1991-07-15 Centre Back Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sugawara, Yukinari 2000-06-28 Right Back Germany Werder Bremen 2 2 0 0 0 0
Andō, Tomoya 1999-01-10 Centre Back Japan Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 0 0 0 0
Sekine, Hiroki 2002-08-11 Right Back France Stade Reims 2 1 0 0 0 0
Takai, Kota 2004-09-04 Centre Back England Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 0 0 0 0
Itō, Hiroki 1999-05-12 Centre Back Germany Bayern München 2 0 0 0 0 0
Koga, Taiyo 1998-10-28 Left Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Japan FC Tōkyō 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ueda, Naomichi 1994-10-24 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Machida, Koki 1997-08-25 Centre Back Germany TSG Hoffenheim 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kubo, Takefusa 2001-06-04 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 7 1 2 0 0 0
Kamada, Daichi 1996-08-05 Attacking Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 6 3 4 0 0 0
Sano, Kaishū 2000-12-30 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FSV Mainz 05 6 1 0 0 0 0
Dōan, Ritsu 1998-06-16 Right Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 5 2 1 0 0 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder England Liverpool FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Ao 1998-09-10 Centre Midfielder England Leeds United 3 2 0 0 0 0
Itō, Junya 1993-03-09 Right Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 2 4 0 0 0 0
Fujita, Joel 2002-02-16 Defensive Midfielder Germany FC St.Pauli 2 3 0 0 0 0
Sōma, Yūki 1997-02-25 Left Midfielder Japan Machida Zelvia 2 3 0 0 0 0
Inagaki, Shō 1991-12-25 Centre Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 2 1 1 0 0 0
Mitoma, Kaoru 1997-05-20 Left Midfielder England Brighton & Hove Albion 2 1 0 0 0 0
Tawaratsumida, Kōta 2004-05-14 Left Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kawabe, Hayao 1995-09-08 Centre Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 0 0 0 0
Satō, Ryūnosuke 2006-10-16 Attacking Midfielder Japan Fagiano Okayama 1 4 0 0 0 0
Uno, Zento 2003-11-20 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1 0 0 0 0
Morishita, Ryoya 1997-04-11 Left Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0
Hirakawa, Yū 2001-01-03 Right Midfielder England Bristol City 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kubo, Tojiro 1999-04-05 Right Midfielder Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mito, Shunsuke 2002-09-28 Right Midfielder Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morita, Hidemasa 1995-05-10 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Satoshi 2002-08-13 Defensive Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tsunashima, Yūto 2000-08-15 Defensive Midfielder Belgium Royal Antwerp FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ōzeki, Yūto 2005-02-06 Attacking Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hatate, Reo 1997-11-21 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kitano, Sōta 2004-08-13 Right Midfielder Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sano, Kodai 2003-09-25 Centre Midfielder Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 0 1 0 0 0 0
Minamino, Takumi 1995-01-16 Secondary striker France AS Monaco 6 2 2 0 0 0
Nakamura, Keito 2000-07-28 Left Winger France Stade Reims 4 4 2 0 0 0
Ueda, Ayase 1998-08-28 Centre Forward Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 2 2 0 0 0
Ogawa, Kōki 1997-08-08 Centre Forward Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 3 1 1 0 0 0
Maeda, Daizen 1997-10-20 Secondary striker Scotland Celtic Glasgow 3 1 0 0 0 0
Germain, Ryō 1995-04-19 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 5 0 0 0
Suzuki, Yuito 2001-10-25 Centre Forward Germany SC Freiburg 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kakita, Yūki 1997-07-14 Centre Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 0 0 0 0 0
Miyashiro, Taisei 2000-05-26 Centre Forward Japan Vissel Kōbe 2 0 0 0 0 0
Machino, Shūto 1999-09-30 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 7 2 0 0 0
Hosoya, Mao 2001-09-07 Centre Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 2 2 0 0 0
Hara, Taichi 1999-05-05 Centre Forward Japan Kyōto Sanga 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ohashi, Yuki 1996-07-27 Centre Forward England Blackburn Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Sōta 2002-10-15 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 2 1 0 0 0
Gotō, Keisuke 2005-06-03 Centre Forward Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 0 2 0 0 0 0
Furuhashi, Kyōgo 1995-01-20 Left Winger England Birmingham City 0 1 0 0 0 0
Saitō, Kōki 2001-08-10 Left Winger England Queens Park Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yamada, Shin 2000-05-30 Centre Forward Scotland Celtic Glasgow 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2025

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2025-03-20
Japan
Japan
Bahrain
Bahrain
2:0 c
Japan vs. Bahrain
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Saitama Stadium 2002
2025-03-25
Japan
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
0:0 c
Japan vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Saitama Stadium 2002
2025-06-05
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Australia vs. Japan
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Perth Stadium
2025-06-10
Japan
Japan
Indonesia
Indonesia
6:0 c
Japan vs. Indonesia
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Suita City Football Stadium
2025-07-08
Japan
Japan
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
6:1 c
Japan vs. Hong Kong
East Asia 2025 - Final Round
Yongin Mireu Stadium
2025-07-12
Japan
Japan
China
China
2:0 c
Japan vs. China
East Asia 2025 - Final Round
Yongin Mireu Stadium
2025-07-15
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
South Korea vs. Japan
East Asia 2025 - Final Round
Yongin Mireu Stadium
2025-09-06
Mexico
Mexico
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
Mexico vs. Japan
Friendly
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
2025-09-09
USA
USA
Japan
Japan
2:0 c
USA vs. Japan
Friendly
Lower.com Field
2025-10-10
Japan
Japan
Paraguay
Paraguay
2:2 c
Japan vs. Paraguay
Friendly
Suita City Football Stadium
2025-10-14
Japan
Japan
Brazil
Brazil
3:2 c
Japan vs. Brazil
Friendly
Ajinomoto Stadium
2025-11-14
Japan
Japan
Ghana
Ghana
2:0 c
Japan vs. Ghana
Friendly
Toyota Stadium
2025-11-18
Japan
Japan
Bolivia
Bolivia
3:0 c
Japan vs. Bolivia
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2025

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
51 15 11 25 65
China
China
30 18 8 4 48
Australia
Australia
25 11 8 6 38
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 6 7 6 25
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
18 11 2 5 27
North Korea
North Korea
18 10 3 5 23
Iran
Iran
15 5 5 5 17
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Brazil
Brazil
14 1 2 11 8
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Paraguay
Paraguay
12 5 4 3 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
11 9 2 0 36
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Ghana
Ghana
8 6 0 2 18
Mexico
Mexico
7 1 1 5 6
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Vietnam
Vietnam
6 5 1 0 12
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
6 4 0 2 12
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
USA
USA
4 2 0 2 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
4 3 1 0 7
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
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