FIFA World Cup 2026: Complete Japan Squad Featuring Kubo, Endo and Kamada

A record 1,248 players will compete across the United States, Canada and Mexico in an expanded edition of the FIFA World Cup in 2026, where 48 teams will participate for the first time.

Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan will make their debut while established superstars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will make their record sixth appearance in the showpiece competition for Argentina and Portuhal respectively.

Players from diverse backgrounds and cultures, representing hundreds of clubs across dozens of countries will be on the pitch from June 11 to July 19.

Argentina are the reigning champions while traditional heavyweights Brazil, France, Germany and Spain will look to regain the trophyin what promises to be the most expansive and competitive edition of the event in history.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Japan Squad: Full Team List

Goalkeepers: Hayakawa Tomoki (Kashima Antlers), Suzuki Zion (Parma), Osako Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)

Defenders: Nagatomo Yuto (FC Tokyo), Taniguchi Shogo (Sint-Truiden), Tomiyasu Takehiro (Ajax), Itakura Ko (Ajax), Watanabe Tsuyoshi (Feyenoord), Ito Hiroki (Bayern Munich), Suzuki Junnosuke (København), Seko Ayumu (Le Havre), Sugawara Yukinari (Werder Bremen)

Midfielders: Kamada Daichi (Crystal Palace), Sano Kaishu (Mainz), Tanaka Ao (Leeds United), Endo Wataru (Liverpool), Nakamura Keito (Reims), Doan Ritsu (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Forwards: Ito Junya (Genk), Kubo Takefusa (Real Sociedad), Suzuki Yuito (Freiburg), Ueda Ayase (Feyenoord), Ogawa Koki (Nijmegen), Maeda Daizen (Celtic), Shiogai Kento (Wolfsburg), Goto Keisuke (Sint-Truiden)