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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2024
1.79m
Average age in 2024
25.5
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2024
No jersey in 2024

Coaches in 2024

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
16 (14 / 2)
Goto coach Hajime Moriyasu

Players of Japan in 2024

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 13 0 0 1 0 0
Maekawa, Daiya 1994-09-08 Goalkeeper Japan Vissel Kōbe 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ōsako, Keisuke 1999-07-28 Goalkeeper Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tani, Kosei 2000-11-22 Goalkeeper Japan Machida Zelvia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Itakura, Kō 1997-01-27 Centre Back Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 12 1 1 1 0 1
Machida, Koki 1997-08-25 Centre Back Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 10 1 0 0 1 0
Taniguchi, Shōgo 1991-07-15 Centre Back Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 7 1 0 1 0 0
Itō, Hiroki 1999-05-12 Centre Back Germany Bayern München 5 1 0 0 1 0
Sugawara, Yukinari 2000-06-28 Right Back England Southampton FC 4 2 1 1 0 0
Maikuma, Seiya 1997-10-16 Right Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 4 1 0 0 1 0
Tomiyasu, Takehiro 1998-11-05 Centre Back England Arsenal FC 4 1 0 0 0 0
Nakayama, Yūta 1997-02-16 Centre Back Japan Machida Zelvia 2 0 0 1 0 0
Fujii, Haruya 2000-12-26 Centre Back Belgium KV Kortrijk 1 0 0 0 0 0
Seko, Ayumu 2000-06-07 Centre Back Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
Watanabe, Tsuyoshi 1997-02-05 Centre Back Belgium KAA Gent 0 1 0 0 1 0
Miura, Sota 2000-09-07 Left Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0 1 0 0 0 0
Takai, Kota 2004-09-04 Centre Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dōan, Ritsu 1998-06-16 Right Midfielder Germany SC Freiburg 11 3 3 0 1 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder England Liverpool FC 11 1 2 0 1 0
Morita, Hidemasa 1995-05-10 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 10 1 4 1 0 0
Kubo, Takefusa 2001-06-04 Attacking Midfielder Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 8 3 2 0 0 0
Mitoma, Kaoru 1997-05-20 Left Midfielder England Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 1 0 0 0
Tanaka, Ao 1998-09-10 Centre Midfielder England Leeds United 5 1 2 0 0 0
Itō, Junya 1993-03-09 Right Midfielder France Stade Reims 4 6 1 1 0 0
Kamada, Daichi 1996-08-05 Attacking Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 4 3 1 0 0 0
Hatate, Reo 1997-11-21 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 3 2 0 0 1 0
Hashioka, Daiki 1999-05-17 Right Midfielder England Luton Town 2 2 0 0 0 0
Sano, Kaishū 2000-12-30 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 2 0 1 0 0
Itō, Ryōtarō 1998-02-06 Attacking Midfielder Belgium Sint-Truidense VV 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morishita, Ryoya 1997-04-11 Left Midfielder Poland Legia Warszawa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kawamura, Takumu 1999-08-28 Defensive Midfielder Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0 3 1 0 0 0
Sōma, Yūki 1997-02-25 Left Midfielder Japan Machida Zelvia 0 2 1 0 0 0
Minamino, Takumi 1995-01-16 Secondary striker France AS Monaco 10 4 7 1 0 1
Ueda, Ayase 1998-08-28 Centre Forward Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 9 2 7 0 1 0
Nakamura, Keito 2000-07-28 Left Winger France Stade Reims 6 4 4 1 0 1
Ogawa, Kōki 1997-08-08 Centre Forward Netherlands NEC Nijmegen 3 5 6 0 0 0
Maeda, Daizen 1997-10-20 Secondary striker Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 7 1 0 1 1
Hosoya, Mao 2001-09-07 Centre Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 0 1 0 0
Asano, Takuma 1994-11-10 Centre Forward Spain RCD Mallorca 1 4 0 0 1 1
Okunuki, Kanji 1999-08-11 Left Winger Germany 1.FC Nürnberg 1 0 0 0 0 0
Furuhashi, Kyōgo 1995-01-20 Left Winger France Stade Rennais 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ohashi, Yuki 1996-07-27 Centre Forward England Blackburn Rovers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Yuito 2001-10-25 Centre Forward Denmark Brøndby IF 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2024

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2024-01-01
Japan
Japan
Thailand
Thailand
5:0 c
Japan vs. Thailand
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
2024-01-09
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
6:1 c
Japan vs. Jordan
Friendly
Al-Irsal
2024-01-14
Japan
Japan
Vietnam
Vietnam
4:2 c
Japan vs. Vietnam
Asian Cup 2023 - Group D
Al-Thumama Stadium
2024-01-19
Iraq
Iraq
Japan
Japan
2:1 c
Iraq vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2023 - Group D
Education City Stadium
2024-01-24
Japan
Japan
Indonesia
Indonesia
3:1 c
Japan vs. Indonesia
Asian Cup 2023 - Group D
Al-Thumama Stadium
2024-01-31
Bahrain
Bahrain
Japan
Japan
1:3 c
Bahrain vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2023 - Round of 16
Al-Thumama Stadium
2024-02-03
Iran
Iran
Japan
Japan
2:1 c
Iran vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2023 - Quarter Finals
Education City Stadium
2024-03-21
Japan
Japan
North Korea
North Korea
1:0 c
Japan vs. North Korea
World Cup 2026 - Group B
Japan National Stadium
2024-03-26
North Korea
North Korea
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
North Korea vs. Japan
World Cup 2026 - Group B
2024-06-06
Myanmar
Myanmar
Japan
Japan
0:5 c
Myanmar vs. Japan
World Cup 2026 - Group B
Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium
2024-06-11
Japan
Japan
Syria
Syria
5:0 c
Japan vs. Syria
World Cup 2026 - Group B
Hiroshima Big Arch
2024-09-05
Japan
Japan
China
China
7:0 c
Japan vs. China
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Saitama Stadium 2002
2024-09-10
Bahrain
Bahrain
Japan
Japan
0:5 c
Bahrain vs. Japan
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Bahrain National Stadium
2024-10-10
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Japan
0:2 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Japan
World Cup 2026 - Group C
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
2024-10-15
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
1:1 c
Japan vs. Australia
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Saitama Stadium 2002
2024-11-15
Indonesia
Indonesia
Japan
Japan
0:4 c
Indonesia vs. Japan
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
2024-11-19
China
China
Japan
Japan
1:3 c
China vs. Japan
World Cup 2026 - Group C
Xiamen Egret Stadium
17 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2024

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
52 15 11 26 66
China
China
32 18 8 6 48
Australia
Australia
25 11 8 6 38
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 6 7 6 25
North Korea
North Korea
19 10 3 6 23
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
18 11 2 5 27
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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
13 11 2 0 41
Singapore
Singapore
13 11 2 0 23
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Paraguay
Paraguay
12 5 4 3 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Indonesia
Indonesia
10 8 1 1 27
Malaysia
Malaysia
10 5 2 3 16
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
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
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
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
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
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Macau
Macau
4 4 0 0 26
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 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
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Philippines
Philippines
3 3 0 0 27
Brunei
Brunei
3 3 0 0 18
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
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
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
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
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
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
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
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