Group
Group F
Japan
This profile is based on 100,000 simulations using the current WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 26.1% | 100.0% | 50.7% | 29.6% | 11.6% | 4.7% | 1.7% |
| 2nd | 32.8% | 100.0% | 40.0% | 17.4% | 7.6% | 2.9% | 1.1% |
| 3rd | 29.2% | 74.9% | 26.9% | 12.5% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 0.8% |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the full 100,000-simulation snapshot.
R32
R16
QF
SF
Final
Finish 1st
Japan opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
R16
QF
SF
Final
Finish 2nd
Japan opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
R16
QF
SF
Final
Finish 3rd
Japan opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
R16
QF
SF
Final
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Zion Suzuki | 23 | 1,90m | Parma Calcio 1913 | €20.0m |
| GK | Keisuke Osako | 26 | 1,90m | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | €2.0m |
| GK | Tomoki Hayakawa | 27 | 1,87m | Kashima Antlers | €1.5m |
| CB | Hiroki Ito | 27 | 1,88m | Bayern Munich | €18.0m |
| CB | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 29 | 1,86m | Feyenoord Rotterdam | €10.0m |
| CB | Ko Itakura | 29 | 1.88m | Ajax Amsterdam | €8.0m |
| CB | Junnosuke Suzuki | 22 | 1,85m | FC Copenhagen | €3.5m |
| CB | Shogo Taniguchi | 34 | 1,83m | Sint-Truidense VV | €800k |
| LB | Yuto Nagatomo | 39 | 1,70m | FC Tokyo | €100k |
| RB | Yukinari Sugawara | 25 | 1,79m | SV Werder Bremen | €5.5m |
| RB | Takehiro Tomiyasu | 27 | 1.87m | Ajax Amsterdam | €5.0m |
| DM | Kaishu Sano | 25 | 1,76m | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | €40.0m |
| DM | Wataru Endo | 33 | 1.78m | Liverpool FC | €5.0m |
| DM | Ayumu Seko | 26 | 1,86m | Le Havre AC | €5.0m |
| CM | Ao Tanaka | 27 | 1,80m | Leeds United | €10.0m |
| AM | Daichi Kamada | 29 | 1,80m | Crystal Palace | €12.0m |
| LW | Ritsu Doan | 27 | 1,72m | Eintracht Frankfurt | €17.0m |
| LW | Daizen Maeda | 28 | 1,73m | Celtic FC | €13.0m |
| LW | Keito Nakamura | 25 | 1,80m | Stade Reims | €10.0m |
| RW | Takefusa Kubo | 25 | 1.73m | Real Sociedad | €30.0m |
| RW | Junya Ito | 33 | 1,77m | KRC Genk | €3.5m |
| SS | Yuito Suzuki | 24 | 1,75m | SC Freiburg | €24.0m |
| CF | Ayase Ueda | 27 | 1,82m | Feyenoord Rotterdam | €17.0m |
| CF | Kento Shiogai | 21 | 1,80m | VfL Wolfsburg | €8.0m |
| CF | Keisuke Goto | 21 | 1,91m | Sint-Truidense VV | €8.0m |
| CF | Koki Ogawa | 28 | 1,86m | NEC Nijmegen | €2.0m |