Japan’s latest attempt to make a deep run through into World Cup knockout rounds will be launched in Qatar, where they will be aiming for seventh time fortunate.
Before to 2022, the Samurai Blue had appeared on the largest stage in football six times in a row, so their performances had a pattern. They alternated between group stage elimination and Round of 16 defeat.
They were defeated by eventual semifinalist Belgium in Russia in 2018 during that round of the last 16.
Japan Squad For FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
- Goalkeeper –
Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden), Shūichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg).
2. Defenders –
Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Maya Yoshida (Schalke), Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
3. Midfielders –
Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus), Ritsu Dōan (Freiburg), Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Junya Ito (Reims), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganés), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
4. Forwards –
Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge), Takuma Asano (Bochum), Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare).
Japan Player list and position
| Position | Player | Club | Age |
| Goalkeeper | Eiji Kawashima | Strasbourg (FRA) | 39 |
| Goalkeeper | Shuichi Gonda | Shimizu S-Pulse (JPN) | 33 |
| Goalkeeper | Daniel Schmidt | Sint-Truiden (BEL) | 30 |
| Defender | Yuto Nagatomo | Tokyo (JPN) | 36 |
| Defender | Maya Yoshida | Schalke (GER) | 34 |
| Defender | Hiroki Sakai | Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) | 32 |
| Defender | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Arsenal (ENG) | 23 |
| Defender | Miki Yamane | Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) | 28 |
| Defender | Shogo Taniguchi | Kawasaki Frontale (JPN) | 31 |
| Defender | Ko Itakura | Borussia Monchengladbach (GER) | 25 |
| Defender | Hiroki Ito | Stuttgart (GER) | 23 |
| Midfielder | Gaku Shibasaki | Leganes (SPA) | 30 |
| Midfielder | Wataru Endo | Stuttgart (GER) | 29 |
| Midfielder | Takumi Minamino | Monaco (FRA) | 27 |
| Midfielder | Junya Ito | Reims (FRA) | 29 |
| Midfielder | Ritsu Doan | Freiburg (GER) | 24 |
| Midfielder | Daichi Kamada | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 26 |
| Midfielder | Takefusa Kubo | Real Sociedad (SPA) | 21 |
| Midfielder | Hidemasa Morita | Sporting (POR) | 27 |
| Midfielder | Ao Tanaka | Fortuna Dusseldorf (GER) | 24 |
| Midfielder | Kaoru Mitoma | Brighton (ENG) | 25 |
| Midfielder | Yuki Soma | Nagoya Grampus (JPN) | 25 |
| Forward | Takuma Asano | Bochum (GER) | 27 |
| Forward | Ayase Ueda | Club Brugge (BEL) | 24 |
| Forward | Daizen Maeda | Celtic (SCO) | 25 |
| Forward | Shuto Machino | Shonan Bellmare (JPN) | 23 |
Japan Match List
- 23rd Nov 2022 – Germany vs Japan at 8:00 am IST
- 27th Nov 2022 – Japan vs Costa Rica at 5:00 am IST
- 1st Dec 2022 – Japan vs Spain at 2:00 pm IST