Japan
2014 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
Goalkeepers:
Eiji Kawashima
(Standard Liege)
Shusaku Nishikawa
(Urawa Reds)
Shuichi Gonda
(FC Tokyo)
Defenders:
Masato Morishige
(FC Tokyo)
Yasuyuki Konno
(Gamba Osaka)
Yuto Nagatomo
(Inter Milan)
Maya Yoshida
(Southampton)
Masahiko Inoha
(Jubilo Iwata)
Atsuto Uchida
(Schalke 04)
Hiroki Sakai
(Hannover 96)
Gotoku Sakai
(VfB Stuttgart)
Midfielders:
Yasuhito Endo
(Gamba Osaka)
Keisuke Honda
(AC Milan)
Shinji Kagawa
(Manchester United)
Makoto Hasebe
(FC Nuremberg)
Hiroshi Kiyotake
(FC Nuremberg)
Hotaru Yamaguchi
(Cerezo Osaka)
Toshihiro Aoyama
(Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Manabu Saito
(Yokohama F Marinos)
Forwards:
Shinji Okazaki
(Mainz)
Yoichiro Kakitani
(Cerezo Osaka)
Yuya Osako
(TSV Munich 1860)
Yoshito Okubo
(Kawasaki Frontale)
Brazil beat Japan
Ten African national football teams have qualified
So far, nine African national teams have qualified.
The 2026 World Cup will take place in Canada, Mexico, and the USA from 11 June to 19 July
Croatia reaches quarter-finals after penalty shootout
Japan and Spain reach the last sixteen
Costa Rica beats Japan
Japan beats Germany
Belgium advance to quarter-finals
