WC 2026
🇯🇵Japan 1998
France · 22 players · finished Group stage
Standout XI
The strongest eleven from the squad, by rating, in a 4-3-3.
🇯🇵77
Kawaguchi
1998 · GK
🇯🇵75
Narahashi
1998 · RB
🇯🇵79
Ihara
1998 · CB
🇯🇵76
Hattori
1998 · CB
🇯🇵76
Soma
1998 · LB
🇯🇵82
Nakata
1998 · CDM
🇯🇵77
Nanami
1998 · CM
🇯🇵76
Yamaguchi
1998 · CM
🇯🇵78
Nakayama
1998 · RW
🇯🇵76
Morishima
1998 · ST
🇯🇵75
Lopes
1998 · LW
Full squad
GOALKEEPERS
- 20Yoshikatsu KawaguchiGK77
- 21Seigo NarazakiGK75
- 1Nobuyuki KojimaGK74
DEFENDERS
- 4Masami IharaCB79
- 3Naoki SomaLB/LM76
- 13Toshihiro HattoriCB/CDM76
- 17Yutaka AkitaCB76
- 2Akira NarahashiRB/CB75
- 5Norio OmuraCB/RB74
- 16Toshihide SaitoCB74
- 19Eisuke NakanishiRB/CB73
MIDFIELDERS
- 8Hidetoshi NakataCAM/CM82
- 10Hiroshi NanamiCM/CAM77
- 6Motohiro YamaguchiCM/CDM76
- 15Hiroaki MorishimaCAM/RM76
- 11Shinji OnoCM/CAM75
- 7Teruyoshi ItoCM/RM74
- 22Takashi HiranoLM/LW73
FORWARDS
- 9Masashi NakayamaST/CF78
- 12Wagner LopesST/RW75
- 18Shoji JoST/CF75
- 14Masayuki OkanoST/CF74