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The Japan national football team, also known by the nickname Samurai Blue (サムライ・ブルー, Samurai Burū), represents Japan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Wikipedia
Official name日本サッカー協会
Manager
StadiumTokyo, Japan
Founded1921 (age 103)
FIFA Ranking 18 Place (-1)
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Competitions
FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Asian Cup
FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2026
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Cancelled
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FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Wataru Endo: How Liverpool's escape-room specialist solved Jurgen Klopp's midfield conundrum
Japan international Wataru Endo was not the midfield signing that excited supporters in the summer but he has become an important figure in Jurgen Klopp's last Liverpool team
North Korea pulls out of hosting World Cup soccer qualifier against Japan
SEOUL, March 22 (UPI) -- North Korea canceled plans to host a scheduled World Cup qualifying match against Japan next week, Asia's governing soccer association confirmed Friday, leaving organizers scrambling to find a neutral venue with just days to
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7 days
'Frustration' to drive Japan in North Korea World Cup qualifiers
Japan will be motivated by the "frustration" of their Asian Cup flop when they face North Korea in a tricky World Cup qualifying double-header, coach Hajime Moriyasu said Wednesday
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1 weeks
North Korean World Cup player says Japan qualifier more than football
An Yong Hak was born and raised in Japan but he will be cheering for his former team North Korea when the two sides clash in a World Cup qualifier in Tokyo on Thursday
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2 weeks
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Goalkeeper
1 Daiya Maekawa age 29
12 Keisuke Osako age 24
23 Zion Suzuki age 21
Defender
2 Yukinari Sugawara age 23
3 Shogo Taniguchi age 32
4 Ko Itakura age 27
14 Daiki Hashioka age 24
15 Koki Machida age 26
16 Seiya Maikuma age 26
21 Hiroki Ito age 24
22 Yuto Nagatomo age 37
24 Tsuyoshi Watanabe age 27
Midfielder
5 Hidemasa Morita age 28
6 Wataru Endo age 31
7 Takumu Kawamura age 24
8 Takumi Minamino age 29
10 Ritsu Doan age 25
17 Ao Tanaka age 25
20 Takefusa Kubo age 22
Forward
9 Ayase Ueda age 25
11 Daizen Maeda age 26
13 Keito Nakamura age 23
15 Yuki Soma age 27
18 Takuma Asano age 29
19 Koki Ogawa age 26