2026 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS - QUALIFIED TEAMS

So far, nine African national teams have qualified.

30 Nov 2025
2026 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS - FIFA - PRELIMINARY STAGE - TEAMS TO SECURE THEIR PLACE AT THE 2026 WORLD CUP

The 2026 World Cup will take place in Canada, Mexico, and the USA from 11 June to 19 July

20 Oct 2025
2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - LAST SIXTEEN - JAPAN VS CROATIA 2:4

Croatia reaches quarter-finals after penalty shootout

5 Dec 2022
2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 11 - GROUP E - JAPAN VS SPAIN 2:1

Japan and Spain reach the last sixteen

1 Dec 2022
2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 07 - GROUP E - JAPAN VS COSTA RICA 0:2

Costa Rica beats Japan

27 Nov 2022
2022 WORLD CUP - DAY 03 - GROUP E - GERMANY VS JAPAN 1:2

Japan beats Germany

23 Nov 2022
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - BELGIUM VS JAPAN 3:2

Belgium advance to quarter-finals

2 Jul 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - GROUP H - JAPAN VS POLAND 0:1

Japan advance to the last sixteen.

28 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 11 - GROUP H - JAPAN VS SENEGAL 2:2

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24 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 06 - GROUP H - COLUMBIA VS JAPAN 1:2

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19 Jun 2018

Japan
2014 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM


Goalkeepers: 

Eiji Kawashima 
(Standard Liege)

Shusaku Nishikawa 
(Urawa Reds)

Shuichi Gonda 
(FC Tokyo)


Defenders: 

Masato Morishige 
(FC Tokyo)

Yasuyuki Konno 
(Gamba Osaka)

Yuto Nagatomo 
(Inter Milan)

Maya Yoshida 
(Southampton)

Masahiko Inoha 
(Jubilo Iwata)

Atsuto Uchida 
(Schalke 04)

Hiroki Sakai 
(Hannover 96)

Gotoku Sakai 
(VfB Stuttgart)


Midfielders: 

Yasuhito Endo 
(Gamba Osaka)

Keisuke Honda 
(AC Milan)

Shinji Kagawa 
(Manchester United)

Makoto Hasebe 
(FC Nuremberg)

Hiroshi Kiyotake 
(FC Nuremberg)

Hotaru Yamaguchi 
(Cerezo Osaka)

Toshihiro Aoyama 
(Sanfrecce Hiroshima)

Manabu Saito 
(Yokohama F Marinos)


Forwards: 

Shinji Okazaki 
(Mainz)

Yoichiro Kakitani 
(Cerezo Osaka)

Yuya Osako 
(TSV Munich 1860)

Yoshito Okubo 
(Kawasaki Frontale)