{"id":1448885,"date":"2026-05-15T07:53:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1448885"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:08:14","slug":"japan-world-cup-2026-squad-15-05-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/japan-world-cup-2026-squad-15-05-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan World Cup 2026 squad: Samurai\u00a0Blue name 26-man squad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan<\/a> have been the latest side to confirm their official 26-man squad ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 World Cup<\/a> in North America.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hajime Moriyasu will lead his nation into the World Cup and the squad he has named has been hotly tipped to be one of the dark horses in the tournament this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several names that will be familiar to fans of English football, including&nbsp;Wataru Endo of Liverpool, Ao Tanaka of Leeds and Crystal Palace&#8217;s Daichi Kamada.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"sq-toplist\">\n        <div class=\"sq-toplist__items\">\n\t\t\t    <div\n            class=\"sq-toplist__item\"\n            data-entity-id=\"1381273\"\n            data-offer-id=\"1381470\"\n    >\n\t\t        <div class=\"sq-toplist__item-container\">\n            <div class=\"sq-toplist__offer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-top-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-brand=\"bet365\"data-placement=\"in-content-single-toplist\" data-rating=\"9.5\" data-position=\"1\" data-placement-details=\"logo\" class=\"sq-toplist__logo\" style=\"background:#01644a\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/04\/29162841\/bet365.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bet365 Logo\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"sq-toplist__offer-box\">\n                    <span class=\"sq-toplist__bookmaker\">\n                        <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-top-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-brand=\"bet365\"data-placement=\"in-content-single-toplist\" data-rating=\"9.5\" data-position=\"1\" data-placement-details=\"brand_name\">bet365<\/a>                    <\/span>\n                    <span class=\"sq-toplist__offer-title is-tablet-visible\">\n                        <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-top-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-brand=\"bet365\"data-placement=\"in-content-single-toplist\" data-rating=\"9.5\" data-position=\"1\" data-placement-details=\"offer\">Use code SQUAWKA365 and bet \u00a310 to get \u00a330 in free bets<\/a>                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <span class=\"sq-toplist__offer-title is-mobile-visible\">\n                    <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-top-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-brand=\"bet365\"data-placement=\"in-content-single-toplist\" data-rating=\"9.5\" data-position=\"1\" data-placement-details=\"offer\">Use code SQUAWKA365 and bet \u00a310 to get \u00a330 in free bets<\/a>                <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"sq-toplist__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-top-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-brand=\"bet365\"data-placement=\"in-content-single-toplist\" data-rating=\"9.5\" data-position=\"1\" data-placement-details=\"cta\" class=\"sq-btn sq-btn--secondary sq-btn--full\">Claim Offer<\/a>                <div class=\"sq-rating\">\n                    <span class=\"sq-rating__text\">Our Score<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"sq-rating__value\">9.5<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/bet365-review\/\" class=\"sq-review-link\">\n                    <span>Read our review<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <ul class=\"sq-toplist__features\">\n                            <li class=\"sq-toplist__features-item\">Bet \u00a310 get \u00a330<\/li>\n                            <li class=\"sq-toplist__features-item\">Excellent Football Betting Options<\/li>\n                            <li class=\"sq-toplist__features-item\">Extensive Bet-Builder<\/li>\n                            <li class=\"sq-toplist__features-item\">Multi-Award Winning Bookmaker<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t            <div class=\"sq-toplist__item-tc\"><p>New customers can sign up using bonus code SQUAWKA365, bet \u00a310 and get \u00a330 in Free Bets. 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That experience could prove to be invaluable this summer, as Japan emerge as one of the dark horses to perform well in the tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only one outfield player plies their trade in Japan&#8217;s J-League but it is the hugely experienced Y\u016bto Nagatomo, who enters the tournament at 39 years old. 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It&#8217;s been the best goalscoring season of his career and he&#8217;ll be hoping to carry that form into the World Cup for his nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 27-year-old is attracting interest from bigger teams in Europe and this summer could be a good showcase for him. He&#8217;ll be Japan&#8217;s main outlet up front but will need to improve of his return of around a goal every 2.5 games to really push his side to the latter stages of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ao-tanaka-leeds-united\">Ao Tanaka (Leeds United)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ao Tanaka has become a key part of Leeds&#8217; successful Premier League campaign, as they avoided relegation and reached the FA Cup semi-final. He&#8217;s scored four goals for Leeds this season, and that&#8217;s a goalscoring record that is reflected in his appearances for Japan, with eight goals in 37 caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanaka is likely to be employed in the centre of the Japanese midfield and will produce his usual all-action displays to try and help his team win the ball and move it quickly into advanced areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-takefusa-kubo-real-sociedad\">Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was in 2019 that Takefusa Kubo was seen as the next great hope for the next generation of Japanese football, earning him a move to Real Madrid. 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