Track Japan's official 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, the confirmed roster Hajime Moriyasu takes into Group F. Follow midfielders Daichi Kamada and Ritsu Dōan alongside goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, with club form, minutes, and match data updated for every name on the Samurai Blue list.
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Projected 26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | Defender | Feyenoord | 582 | Locked |
| 2 | Kaishu Sano | Midfielder | FSV Mainz 05 | 571 | Locked |
| 3 | Ayumu Seko | Defender | Le Havre | 551 | Locked |
| 4 | Zion Suzuki | Goalkeeper | Parma | 532 | Locked |
| 5 | Ritsu Dōan | Midfielder | Eintracht Frankfurt | 501 | Locked |
| 6 | Keito Nakamura | Forward | Reims | 496 | Locked |
| 7 | Daichi Kamada | Midfielder | Crystal Palace | 482 | Locked |
| 8 | Takefusa Kubo | Midfielder | Real Sociedad | 444 | Locked |
| 9 | Junnosuke Suzuki | Defender | FC Copenhagen | 424 | Locked |
| 10 | Shogo Taniguchi | Defender | St. Truiden | 420 | Locked |
| 11 | Ayase Ueda | Forward | Feyenoord | 408 | Locked |
| 12 | Junya Ito | Forward | Genk | 321 | Locked |
| 13 | Koki Ogawa | Forward | NEC Nijmegen | 259 | Locked |
| 14 | Ko Itakura | Defender | Ajax | 223 | Locked |
| 15 | Yuito Suzuki | Forward | SC Freiburg | 194 | Locked |
| 16 | Tomoki Hayakawa | Goalkeeper | Kashima | 188 | Locked |
| 17 | Daizen Maeda | Forward | Celtic | 187 | Locked |
| 18 | Hiroki Ito | Defender | Bayern München | 187 | Locked |
| 19 | Yukinari Sugawara | Defender | Werder Bremen | 184 | Locked |
| 20 | Keisuke Osako | Goalkeeper | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 112 | Locked |
| 21 | Keisuke Goto | Forward | St. Truiden | 102 | Locked |
| 22 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Defender | Ajax | 83 | Locked |
| 23 | Yuto Nagatomo | Defender | FC Tokyo | 67 | Locked |
| 24 | Kento Shiogai | Forward | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | Locked |
| 25 | Wataru Endo | Midfielder | 0 | Locked | |
| 26 | Satoshi Tanaka | Midfielder | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | Locked |
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Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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