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Scotland
Japan
Main formation
- 3-4-2-1 11 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 Scotland vs Japan and kicks-off at 17:00 on the Saturday 28 March 2026 as part of the of Friendlies.
Main players
Ayase Ueda is the top scorer with 8 goals.
Junya Ito has the most assists with 10 goal assists.
The full squad is as follows:Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa, Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Osako, Leo Brian Kokubo and Taishi Brandon Nozawa
Defenders: Daiki Hashioka, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yuto Nagatomo, Hiroki Sekine, Tomoya Ando, Ayumu Seko, Hayato Araki and Junnosuke Suzuki
Midfielders: Kota Takai, Wataru Endo, Kaoru Mitoma, Joel Chima Fujita, Takumi Minamino, Shuto Machino, Ritsu Dōan, Yu Hirakawa, Yuito Suzuki, Ryunosuke Sato, Junya Ito, Shunsuke Mito, Ao Tanaka, Takefusa Kubo, Kota Tawaratsumida, Koki Kumasaka and Kaishu Sano
Strikers: Daizen Maeda, Keito Nakamura, Daichi Kamada, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Mao Hosoya, Sota Kitano, Koki Saito and Keisuke Goto
Japan schedule & next match
Following Scotland vs Japan, the next match will be England vs Japan on Tuesday 31 March 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
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57 years
- 40 official matches
- Squad size 42
- Average age 25.9
- Foreign players 0 (0%)
- Injured players 5
23 years
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#3 Kota Takai
21 years
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#6 Wataru Endo
32 years
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#7 Kaoru Mitoma
28 years
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#7 Joel Chima Fujita
23 years
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#8 Takumi Minamino
31 years
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#9 Shuto Machino
26 years
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#10 Ritsu Dōan
27 years
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#11 Yu Hirakawa
25 years
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#13 Yuito Suzuki
24 years
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#14 Ryunosuke Sato
19 years
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#14 Junya Ito
32 years
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#14 Shunsuke Mito
23 years
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#17 Ao Tanaka
27 years
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#20 Takefusa Kubo
24 years
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#20 Kota Tawaratsumida
21 years
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#21 Koki Kumasaka
24 years
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#21 Kaishu Sano
25 years
