Japan’s latest attempt to make a deep run through into World Cup knockout rounds will be launched in Qatar, where they will be aiming for seventh time fortunate.

Before to 2022, the Samurai Blue had appeared on the largest stage in football six times in a row, so their performances had a pattern. They alternated between group stage elimination and Round of 16 defeat.

They were defeated by eventual semifinalist Belgium in Russia in 2018 during that round of the last 16.

Japan Squad For FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

1. Goalkeeper –

Daniel Schmidt (Sint-Truiden), Shūichi Gonda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Eiji Kawashima (Strasbourg).

2. Defenders –

Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale), Maya Yoshida (Schalke), Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Hiroki Sakai (Urawa Red Diamonds), Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).

3. Midfielders –

Yuki Soma (Nagoya Grampus), Ritsu Dōan (Freiburg), Wataru Endo (Stuttgart), Junya Ito (Reims), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP), Gaku Shibasaki (Leganés), Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Ao Tanaka (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Takumi Minamino (Monaco).

4. Forwards –

Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Cercle Brugge), Takuma Asano (Bochum), Shuto Machino (Shonan Bellmare).

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Japan Player list and position

Position	Player	Club	Age
Goalkeeper	Eiji Kawashima	Strasbourg (FRA)	39
Goalkeeper	Shuichi Gonda	Shimizu S-Pulse (JPN)	33
Goalkeeper	Daniel Schmidt	Sint-Truiden (BEL)	30
Defender	Yuto Nagatomo	Tokyo (JPN)	36
Defender	Maya Yoshida	Schalke (GER)	34
Defender	Hiroki Sakai	Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)	32
Defender	Takehiro Tomiyasu	Arsenal (ENG)	23
Defender	Miki Yamane	Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)	28
Defender	Shogo Taniguchi	Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)	31
Defender	Ko Itakura	Borussia Monchengladbach (GER)	25
Defender	Hiroki Ito	Stuttgart (GER)	23
Midfielder	Gaku Shibasaki	Leganes (SPA)	30
Midfielder	Wataru Endo	Stuttgart (GER)	29
Midfielder	Takumi Minamino	Monaco (FRA)	27
Midfielder	Junya Ito	Reims (FRA)	29
Midfielder	Ritsu Doan	Freiburg (GER)	24
Midfielder	Daichi Kamada	Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)	26
Midfielder	Takefusa Kubo	Real Sociedad (SPA)	21
Midfielder	Hidemasa Morita	Sporting (POR)	27
Midfielder	Ao Tanaka	Fortuna Dusseldorf (GER)	24
Midfielder	Kaoru Mitoma	Brighton (ENG)	25
Midfielder	Yuki Soma	Nagoya Grampus (JPN)	25
Forward	Takuma Asano	Bochum (GER)	27
Forward	Ayase Ueda	Club Brugge (BEL)	24
Forward	Daizen Maeda	Celtic (SCO)	25
Forward	Shuto Machino	Shonan Bellmare (JPN)	23

Japan Match List

1. 23rd Nov 2022 – Germany vs Japan at 8:00 am IST
2. 27th Nov 2022 – Japan vs Costa Rica at 5:00 am IST
3. 1st Dec 2022 – Japan vs Spain at 2:00 pm IST