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The 2022 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. [1]
Both countries also gained headlines for producing "unexpected" wins in the 2022 World Cup, with Japan earning wins against Germany and Spain and Saudi Arabia against eventual champions Argentina in the group stage. These wins over World Cup-winning oppositions have allowed comparisons of developments between Japan and Saudi Arabia to emerge ...
Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever goal in a World Cup match against Jamaica on 26 June 1998 in a 2–1 defeat. [1] Keisuke Honda became the first Japanese player to score in three World Cups: 2010, 2014, 2018. [2] Japan made their seventh and most recent appearance at the finals at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official.
Japan's victory with only 18% of possession was the lowest for a winning side at a FIFA World Cup match since records began in 1966. [30] The match would later draw comparisons with the Japan women's team 's 4–0 win against Spain at the 2023 Women's World Cup , with Japan's mere 23% possession also breaking the record for lowest by a winning ...
On 22 July 2021, Kubo scored Japan's first goal against South Africa in the 2020 Olympics. [39] On 1 November 2022, Kubo was named in the Japan squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, [40] where he started in the group stage victories over Germany [41] and Spain, [42] despite being subbed off early in both matches.
To help you prepare for this awkwardly timed tournament, here are 30 of the best players to keep an eye on at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd ... remaining for the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Australia, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United States. ... the only team making ...