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Squad of Japan for Asia World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| # | | | | Player | | Height | |
Age | | | Position |
Team |
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Maekawa, D
| | 1.91 | | 29 | | | GK |  Kobe |
| 23 | |
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Tani, K
| | 1.88 | | 22 | | | GK | Machida |
| -- | |
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Suzuki, Z
| | 1.84 | | 21 | | | GK |  Parma |
| 12 | |
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Osako, K
| | 1.86 | | 24 | | | GK | Hiroshima |
| | 3 | |
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Taniguchi, S
(c) | | 1.82 | | 32 | | | DF Centre-back |  STVV |
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Nakayama, Y
(c) | | 1.81 | | 26 | | | DF Centre-back/Defensive midfielder | Machida |
| 4 | |
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Itakura
(c) | | 1.86 | | 26 | | | DF Centre-back/Defensive midfielder |  Mgladbach |
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Machida, K
| | 1.87 | | 26 | | | DF Centre-back/Left-back | Union SG |
| -- | |
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Tomiyasu
| | 1.87 | | 24 | | | DF Centre-back/Right-back |  Arsenal |
| 21 | |
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Ito, Hiroki (1999)
| | 1.86 | | 24 | | | DF Centre-back/Left-back | Bayern |
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Watanabe, Tsuyoshi
| | 1.84 | | 26 | | | DF Centre-back | KAA Gent |
| 21 | |
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Takai, K
| | 1.92 | | 19 | | | DF Centre-back | Kawasaki |
| 22 | |
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Nagatomo
| | 1.70 | | 37 | | | DF Left-back/Right-back | FC Tokyo |
| 2 | |
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Sugawara, Y
| | 1.79 | | 23 | | | DF Right-back/Right-midfield | Southmptn |
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Hashioka
| | 1.84 | | 24 | | | DF Right-back/Right-midfield | Luton Town |
| 22 | |
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Maikuma
| | 1.79 | | 25 | | | DF Right-back/Right-midfield |  AZ |
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Kamada, D
| | 1.80 | | 27 | | | MF Attacking midfielder | C Palace |
| 7 | |
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Kawamura, T
| | 1.83 | | 24 | | | MF Attacking midfielder | Hiroshima |
| 17 | |
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Tanaka, Ao
| | 1.77 | | 25 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder | Leeds |
| 6 | |
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Endo, W
(c) | | 1.78 | | 30 | | | MF Defensive midfielder/Centre-back | Liverpool |
| 5 | |
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Morita, H
| | 1.77 | | 28 | | | MF Defensive midfielder/Right-back |  Sporting |
| 7 | |
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Sano, K (2000)
| | 1.76 | | 22 | | | MF Defensive midfielder | Mainz |
| 18 | |
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Hatate, R
| | 1.72 | | 25 | | | MF Left-midfield/Left-back |  Celtic |
| | 13 | |
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Nakamura, Keito
| | 1.80 | | 23 | | | FW Left-wing |  Reims |
| 7 | |
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Mitoma
| | 1.78 | | 26 | | | FW Left-wing | Brighton |
| 14 | |
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Ito, Junya
| | 1.76 | | 30 | | | FW Right-wing | Reims |
| 10 | |
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Doan, Ritsu
| | 1.72 | | 25 | | | FW Right-wing/Attacking midfielder | Freiburg |
| 20 | |
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Kubo, Takefusa
| | 1.70 | | 22 | | | FW Right-wing/Attacking midfielder |  R.Sociedad |
| 19 | |
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Ogawa, Koki
| | 1.83 | | 26 | | | FW Striker | NEC |
| 9 | |
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Ueda, A
| | 1.82 | | 25 | | | FW Striker | Feyenoord |
| 11 | |
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Maeda, D
| | 1.73 | | 25 | | | FW Striker/Left-wing | Celtic |
| 20 | |
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Suzuki, Yuito
| | 1.75 | | 21 | | | FW Striker/Attacking midfielder |  Brøndby |
| 11 | |
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Hosoya
| | 1.77 | | 22 | | | FW Striker | Kashiwa |
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Minamino
| | 1.74 | | 28 | | | FW Either side wing/Attacking midfielder | Monaco |
| 18 | |
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Asano, T
| | 1.73 | | 28 | | | FW Either side wing/Striker | Mallorca |
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Soma, Y
| | 1.66 | | 26 | | | FW Either side wing/Left-midfield | Machida |
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