AFCGroup
Japan
Coach: Hajime MoriyasuCaptain: Wataru Endo
FormWWWDW
Tournament Stats
FIFA Ranking
#18
World Cup Titles
0
WC Appearances
8
Group
🏆
Best World Cup Result
Round of 16
Staff & Records
- Head Coach
- Hajime Moriyasu
- Captain
- Wataru Endo
- All-Time Top Scorer
- Kunishige Kamamoto (75 goals)
- Primary Colour
- #00205B
- Secondary Colour
- #FFFFFF
Analysis
Strengths
- +Tactical discipline and pressing
- +Technical quality in midfield
- +Tournament resilience and mental strength
Weaknesses
- −Physical disadvantage against power teams
- −Limited World Cup quarter-final experience
- −Goalscoring depth
Team Overview
Asia's most consistent World Cup nation, Japan arrive in North America having twice shocked Germany and Spain in 2022. Hajime Moriyasu's side blend Premier League-proven talent — Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo, Kaoru Mitoma — with collective discipline and tactical intelligence that has made them genuine threats against any opponent.