fixtures
Japan
Venezuela
Japan
Brazil
Global stats in Friendlies
- Appearances 2
- Goals for 5
- Penalty goal 1
- Goals against 2
- Yellow 3
- Red 0
Main formation
- 3-4-2-1 19 matches this season
Top players
- Year of construction: 1958
- Surface: grass
- Capacity: 57363
- Type selection male
- Names Japan
- Code JPN
- Area Japan
Japan on Football Today
Japan match result
The next match is Japan vs Brazil and kicks-off at 10:15 on the Saturday 14 November 2026 as part of the of Friendlies.
The latest result of Friendlies featured Japan and Venezuela and ended up in a 2-1 score.
Japan is currently at rank 2. in the General table of World Cup 2026 Canada/Mexico/USA Group Stage - Group F.
Main players
Ayase Ueda is the top scorer with 13 goals.
Junya Ito has the most assists with 12 goal assists.
The full squad is as follows:Goalkeepers: Zion Suzuki, Leo Brian Kokubo, Keisuke Osako and Tomoki Hayakawa
Defenders: Yukinari Sugawara, Ayumu Seko, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yuto Nagatomo, Hiroki Sekine, Hiroki Ito, Maya Yoshida, Hayato Araki and Junnosuke Suzuki
Midfielders: Shuto Nakano, Satoshi Tanaka, Shuto Machino, Yuito Suzuki, Ritsu Dōan, Junya Ito, Shunsuke Mito, Daichi Kamada, Ao Tanaka, Kuryu Matsuki, Takefusa Kubo, Kota Tawaratsumida, Kaishu Sano, Shunsuke Saito and Koki Kumasaka
Strikers: Keisuke Goto, Daizen Maeda, Keito Nakamura, Ayase Ueda, Mao Hosoya, Sota Kitano, Kento Shiogai and Kaina Tanimura
Japan schedule & next match
Following Japan vs Brazil, the next match will be Japan vs Paraguay on Tuesday 17 November 2026. The manager Hajime Moriyasu will unveil its strategy and the match sheet a few hours ahead of the fixture. The team generally starts with a 3-4-2-1 starting 11
| # | Team | Live | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2 |
Japan
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 |
Sweden
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 4 |
Tunisia
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2 |
Japan
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 |
Sweden
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4 |
Tunisia
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 |
Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |
Japan
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 |
Tunisia
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| # | Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Japan
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |
Sweden
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 4 |
Tunisia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
58 years
- 44 official matches
- Squad size 38
- Average age 26.7
- Foreign players 0 (0%)
- Injured players 1
24 years
25 years
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#2 Shuto Nakano
26 years
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#6 Satoshi Tanaka
24 years
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#6 Shuto Machino
27 years
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#8 Yuito Suzuki
24 years
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#10 Ritsu Dōan
28 years
-
#14 Junya Ito
33 years
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#14 Shunsuke Mito
24 years
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#15 Daichi Kamada
30 years
-
#17 Ao Tanaka
28 years
-
#19 Kuryu Matsuki
23 years
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#20 Takefusa Kubo
25 years
-
#20 Kota Tawaratsumida
22 years
-
#24 Kaishu Sano
25 years
-
#29 Shunsuke Saito
21 years
-
#30 Koki Kumasaka
25 years
Japan
3-4-2-1
- 4-2-3-1 1 time
- Appearances 2
- Goals for 5
- Penalty goal 1
- Goals against 2
- Yellow 3
- Red 0
Final Time
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1st half
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2nd half
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Stats for 2 matches already played
- Number of matches (Goals scored)
- Number of matches (Goals conceded)
- First goal scored on average 51'
- Last goal scored on average 75'
- Number of matches - at least 1 goal scored 5
- First goal conceded on average 44'
- Last goal conceded on average 44'
- Number of matches - at least 1 goal conceded 2
- Number of matches (Goals scored)
- Number of matches (Goals conceded)
- First goal scored on average 49'
- Last goal scored on average 89'
- Number of matches - at least 1 goal scored 3
- First goal conceded on average 44'
- Last goal conceded on average 44'
- Number of matches - at least 1 goal conceded 2
- Number of matches (Goals scored)
- Number of matches (Goals conceded)
- First goal scored on average 54'
- Last goal scored on average 54'
- Number of matches - at least 1 goal scored 2
- First goal conceded on average 0'
- Last goal conceded on average 0'
- Number of matches - at least 1 goal conceded 0
- 1. Colombia 11
- 1. United States 11
- 3. Ecuador 9
- Tournament average 4.4
- 1. Tajikistan 68%
- 2. Egypt 60%
- 3. Morocco 57%
- Tournament average 47.81%
- 1. Morocco 90%
- 2. Mali 88%
- 2. Tajikistan 88%
- Tournament average 82.13%
- 1. South Africa 50%
- 2. Morocco 40%
- 3. Namibia 33%
- Tournament average 22.23%
- 1. Venezuela 51
- 2. United States 50
- 3. Peru 49.7
- Tournament average 28
- 1. Burkina Faso 15
- 2. Mali 14
- 3. Argentina 13
- Tournament average 6.4
- 1. Ecuador 5
- 1. Mali 5
- 3. Costa Rica 4
- Tournament average 1.4
- 1. Burkina Faso 7
- 2. Namibia 6
- 3. Bolivia 3
- Tournament average 1.5
- 2. K. Itakura 1
- 2. K. Sano 1
- 2. R. Sato 1
