Japan 2022 Soccer World Cup

Japan national football team also known as サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) has appeared in 7 World Cups. Their best result in the history of World Cups was to reach the round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022). Their current FIFA ranking is 24. The team is coached by Hajime Moriyasu and the team's captain is Maya Yoshida.

Japan's current ranking in the group E is 1 out of 4.

Japan 2022 World Cup Results

Japan Results

Date (ET)

Opponent

Outcome

Round

Wed, Nov 23, 8 AM

vs. Germany

W 2-1

Group Stage

Sun, Nov 27, 5 AM

vs. Costa Rica

L 1-0

Group Stage

Thu, Dec 1, 2 PM

vs. Spain

W 2-1

Group Stage

Mon, Dec 5, 10 AM

vs. Croatia

L 1-1 (1-3)

Round Of 16

Group E Standings 2022 World Cup

Team

Played

Points

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goal Difference

Japan

3

6

2

0

1

+1

Spain

3

4

1

1

1

+6

Germany

3

4

1

1

1

+1

Costa Rica

3

3

1

0

2

-8

Japan 2022 World Cup Roster

Japan Goalkeeper Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Eiji Kawashima

Goalkeeper

6' 1"

181 lbs

39

Shuichi Gonda

Goalkeeper

6' 2"

183 lbs

33

Daniel Schmidt

Goalkeeper

6' 6"

192 lbs

30

Japan Defender Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Hiroki Ito

Defender

6' 2"

183 lbs

23

Maya Yoshida

Defender

6' 2"

172 lbs

34

Yuto Nagatomo

Defender

5' 7"

150 lbs

36

Hiroki Sakai

Defender

6' 1"

172 lbs

32

Shogo Taniguchi

Defender

6' 0"

163 lbs

31

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Defender

6' 2"

152 lbs

24

Kou Itakura

Defender

6' 1"

163 lbs

25

Miki Yamane

Defender

5' 10"

159 lbs

28

Japan Midfielder Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Wataru Endo

Midfielder

5' 10"

170 lbs

29

Gaku Shibasaki

Midfielder

5' 9"

139 lbs

30

Takumi Minamino

Midfielder

5' 9"

150 lbs

27

Daichi Kamada

Midfielder

6' 0"

168 lbs

26

Ao Tanaka

Midfielder

5' 11"

150 lbs

24

Takefusa Kubo

Midfielder

5' 8"

139 lbs

21

Hidemasa Morita

Midfielder

5' 10"

161 lbs

27

Kaoru Mitoma

Midfielder

5' 10"

159 lbs

25

Japan Forward Roster

Name

Position

Height

Weight

Age

Takuma Asano

Forward

5' 8"

157 lbs

28

Junya Ito

Forward

5' 9"

146 lbs

29

Ritsu Doan

Forward

5' 8"

152 lbs

24

Shuto Machino

Forward

6' 1"

170 lbs

23

Ayase Ueda

Forward

6' 0"

168 lbs

24

Yuki Soma

Forward

5' 5"

150 lbs

25

Daizen Maeda

Forward

5' 8"

148 lbs

25

General Information About The Japan Team

Nickname(s)

サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)

Head Coach

Hajime Moriyasu

Captain

Maya Yoshida

FIFA Ranking

24

Appearances in World Cups

7

Best Result(s) in World Cups

Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)