WC 2026
🇯🇵Japan 2018
Russia · 23 players · finished Round of 16
Standout XI
The strongest eleven from the squad, by rating, in a 4-3-3.
🇯🇵78
Kawashima
2018 · GK
🇯🇵80
Nagatomo
2018 · RB
🇯🇵81
Yoshida
2018 · CB
🇯🇵77
Shoji
2018 · CB
🇯🇵77
Sakai
2018 · LB
🇯🇵80
Hasebe
2018 · CDM
🇯🇵81
Honda
2018 · CM
🇯🇵81
Kagawa
2018 · CM
🇯🇵80
Okazaki
2018 · RW
🇯🇵79
Osako
2018 · ST
🇯🇵79
Inui
2018 · LW
Full squad
GOALKEEPERS
- 1Eiji KawashimaGK78
- 12Masaaki HigashiguchiGK76
- 23Kosuke NakamuraGK75
DEFENDERS
- 22Maya YoshidaCB81
- 5Yuto NagatomoLB/RB80
- 19Hiroki SakaiRB80
- 3Gen ShojiCB77
- 21Gotoku SakaiLB/RB77
- 2Naomichi UedaCB75
- 20Tomoaki MakinoCB75
MIDFIELDERS
- 4Keisuke HondaCAM/CF81
- 10Shinji KagawaCAM/LW81
- 17Makoto HasebeCDM/CM80
- 7Gaku ShibasakiCM/CDM78
- 6Wataru EndoCDM/CB77
- 8Genki HaraguchiRM/LW77
- 16Hotaru YamaguchiCDM/CM77
- 18Ryota OshimaCM/CAM76
FORWARDS
- 9Shinji OkazakiST/CF80
- 14Takashi InuiLW/RW79
- 15Yuya OsakoST/CF79
- 11Takashi UsamiLW/CAM76
- 13Yoshinori MutoST/RW76