Japan

Japan Analysis at Asia World Cup Qualifiers 2026

3 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup - Lineups not confirmed are not included. Goalkeepers Suzuki, Z (2) Osako, K (1) Right backs [ ?] Sugawara, Y (2) Maikuma (1) Centre backs [ ?] Taniguchi, S (2) Machida, K (2) Tomiyasu (1) Itakura (1) Left backs [ ?] Ito, Hiroki (1999) (2) Nakayama, Y (1) Right midfielders Doan, Ritsu (2) Ito, Junya (1) Centre midfielders Tanaka, Ao (2) Minamino (2) Morita, H (2) Kamada, D (1) Endo, W (1) Kubo, Takefusa (1) Left midfielders Soma, Y (1) Asano, T (1) Maeda, D (1) Fowards Ueda, A (3) See also Injured/Banned players and Substitutions Lineups found             Starting lineup changes since last game     Coach Moriyasu since 01-Aug-18 M.1 16-Nov Myanmar 5-0 4-2-3-1 M.2 21-Nov away Syria 0-5 4-2-3-1 In:Suzuki, Sugawara, Tomiyasu, Ito, Endo, W, Morita, Ito, Kubo, Asano, Out:Osako, Maikuma, Machida, Nakayama, Tanaka, Kamada, Doan, Minamino, Soma, Y, M.3 21-Mar N. Korea 1-0 4-2-3-1 In:Itakura, Machida, Tanaka, Doan, Minamino, Maeda, Out:Tomiyasu, Taniguchi, Endo, W, Ito, Kubo, Asano, M.4 26-Mar away N. Korea 0-3         lineup not confirmed     Color References:     GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos

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