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The Japan national football team (サッカー日本代表, Sakkā Nihon Daihyō or Sakkā Nippon Daihyō), also known by the nickname Samurai Blue (サムライ・ブルー, Samurai Burū), [1][2] represents Japan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan.
The Japan national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the first matches being played on November, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar. [1] [2] [3]
This is a list of Japan international footballers – Japanese association football players who have played for the Japan national football team as recorded by the Japan Football Association. Players [ edit ]
Other records. Updated 29 March 2022. Youngest player. Daisuke Ichikawa, 17 years and 322 days old, 1 April 1998 against South Korea. Youngest goalscorer. Shinji Kagawa, 19 years and 206 days old, 9 October 2008 against United Arab Emirates. Youngest captain. Gen Shoji, 24 years and 363 days old, 9 December 2017 EAFF E-1 Championship.
The Japan women's national football team (Japanese: サッカー日本女子代表, Hepburn: Sakkā Nippon Joshi Daihyō), commonly known as Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン), [3] represents Japan in women's association football and is run by the Japan Football Association (JFA). The only country to win every FIFA competition and the ...
2018 Japan national football team. The Japan national football team in 2018, managed by head coach Vahid Halilhodžić, head coach Akira Nishino and head coach Hajime Moriyasu compete in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and international friendly matches both at home and abroad.
Japan made their seventh and most recent appearance at the finals at the 2022 tournament in Qatar. In 2018, Japan became the first ever Asian nation to beat a side from South America, after they won 2–1 against Colombia in the group stage. The team has progressed to the round of 16 on four occasions, 2002 (as join-hosts), 2010, 2018 and 2022.
2022 Japan. Team. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 (UTC) Zion Suzuki[2] (鈴木 彩艶, Suzuki Zaion, born 21 August 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Parma and the Japan national team.