World Cup 2026 · Group F
Japan
3-4-2-1Drawn into Group F, Japan head into the 2026 World Cup in a 3-4-2-1, coached by Hajime Moriyasu.
It is a squad drawn from 23 clubs worldwide, averaging 27.8 years, and worth roughly 162 million combined. Plot the XI below, then open it in the free builder to shape your own Japan lineup for the tournament.
Squad
26 players
- GK Suzuki
- DEF Itakura
C
- DEF Ito
- DEF Tomiyasu
- MID Doan
- MID Kamada
- MID Sano
- MID Tanaka
- ATT Ito
- ATT Nakamura
- ATT Ueda
- GK Hayakawa
- GK Osako
- DEF Nagatomo
- DEF Seko
- DEF Sugawara
- DEF Suzuki
- DEF Taniguchi
- DEF Watanabe
- MID Suzuki
- ATT Goto
- ATT Kubo
- ATT Machino
- ATT Maeda
- ATT Ogawa
- ATT Shiogai
World Cup context
Japan
- Head coach
- Hajime Moriyasu
- Avg starter age
- 27.8
- Starter value
- ~162 million
- Squad clubs
- 23
- Tournament hub
- 2026 World Cup
World Cup overview
About Japan at the World Cup
Japan line up for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Group F in a 3-4-2-1, with a back 3 and Suzuki in goal.
In goal: Suzuki, Hayakawa, and Osako.
In defence: Itakura, Ito, Tomiyasu, Nagatomo, Seko, Sugawara, Suzuki, Taniguchi, and Watanabe.
In midfield: Doan, Kamada, Sano, Tanaka, and Suzuki.
In attack: Ito, Nakamura, Ueda, Goto, Kubo, Machino, Maeda, Ogawa, and Shiogai.
The 26-man squad pulls players from 23 clubs across world football. The starting XI averages 27.8 years and is worth roughly 162 million combined.
Hajime Moriyasu (JPN) is the coach guiding this side.
Japan stays tied to the World Cup hub and opens directly in the builder if you want to reshape the tournament XI — free on the web or in the mobile app.
Start building
Design a Japan XI for the 2026 World Cup
Open Japan in the free MyLineups builder, reshape the 3-4-2-1, pick your captain and export a clean image.