World Cup 2026 · Group F
Japan
AT&T Stadium
#18
FIFA Ranking
as of Apr 2026
7
World Cup Appearances
Round of 16
Best Finish
2022
Last Appearance
Round of 16
Group Stage Schedule
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If Japan Advances…
Potential host cities and match numbers for each knockout round.
How 3rd-place qualification works
After the group stage, all 12 third-place finishers are ranked together by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. The top 8 advance to the Round of 32 — finishing best among 3rd-place teams does not earn a better slot or path, it just confirms qualification.
Which specific R32 match they play in is determined by a FIFA bracket table based on which 8 groups produced the qualifying teams — not by how they ranked among 3rd-place finishers. That means the exact city and match number can't be known until all group stage matches are complete.
The scenarios below show every possible R32 slot for Japan if they qualify as a 3rd-place team. Once the group stage ends, exactly one of these will apply.
Paths and match numbers are based on the official bracket. Actual results will vary.
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Squad
Official rosters are due June 2. We'll update this page once confirmed by FIFA.
| Goalkeepers | ||
| Keisuke Ōsako | Age 26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Zion Suzuki | Age 23 | Parma |
| Defenders | ||
| Yūto Nagatomo | Age 39 | FC Tokyo |
| Ayumu Seko | Age 26 | Le Havre |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | Age 29 | Feyenoord |
| Ko Itakura | Age 29 | Krasnodar |
| Yukinari Sugawara | Age 25 | Werder Bremen |
| Hiroki Ito | Age 27 | Bayern Munich |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | Age 27 | Ajax |
| Shogo Taniguchi | Age 34 | Sint-Truiden |
| Midfielders | ||
| Tomoki Hayakawa | Age 27 | Kashima Antlers |
| Kaishu Sano | Age 25 | Mainz 05 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | Age 22 | Fulham |
| Ao Tanaka | Age 27 | Leeds United |
| Daichi Kamada | Age 29 | Crystal Palace |
| Wataru Endō | Age 33 | Liverpool |
| Kento Shiogai | Age 21 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Ayase Ueda | Age 27 | Leeds United |
| Junya Ito | Age 33 | Genk |
| Keito Nakamura | Age 25 | Reims |
| Takefusa Kubo | Age 25 | Real Sociedad |
| Ritsu Doan | Age 28 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Forwards | ||
| Daizen Maeda | Age 28 | Celtic |
| Yuito Suzuki | Age 24 | SC Freiburg |
| Keisuke Goto | Age 21 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Koki Ogawa | Age 28 | NEC |