Japan national team has announced 27 players in the squad for FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers Round 3 in matchday 1-2 during 5-10 September 2024.
The team, under the management of Hajime Moriyasu, a Japanese coach, has 2 players who are the first call-up for the national team.
The list of 27 players is as follows.
Goalkeeper
OSAKO Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
TANI Kosei (FC Machida Zelvia)
SUZUKI Zion (Parma Calcio 1913/Italy)
Defender
NAGATOMO Yuto (FC Tokyo)
TANIGUCHI Shogo (Sint-Truidense VV)
ITAKURA Kou (Borussia MG)
NAKAYAMA Yuta (FC Machida Zelvia)
MACHIDA Koki (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise)
SUGAWARA Yukinari (Southampton)
MOCHIZUKI Henry Heroki (FC Machida Zelvia)
TAKAI Kota (Kawasaki Frontale)
Midfielder/Forward
ENDO Wataru (Liverpool FC)
ITO Junya (Stade de Reims)
ASANO Takuma (RCD Mallorca)
MINAMINO Takumi (AS Monaco)
MORITA Hidemasa (Sporting CP)
KAMADA Daichi (Crystal Palace)
MITOMA Kaoru (Brighton & Hove Albion FC)
OGAWA Koki (NEC Nijmegen)
MAEDA Daizen (Celtic FC)
HATATE Reo (Celtic FC)
DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg)
UEDA Ayase (Feyenoord)
TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf)
NAKAMURA Keito (Stade de Reims)
KUBO Takefusa (Real Sociedad)
HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol)
Japan National Team has played 2 matches in FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers Round 3 Group C with China in 5 September, and Bahrain in 10 September.
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