Japan

Wataru Endo was named in the original squad but was forced to withdraw due to injury before their first match.

World Ranking: 18 Group: Group F
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu

Squad

No.	Player	Position	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
1	Zion Suzuki	Keeper	Parma	23	24	0
2	Yukinari Sugawara	Defender	Werder Bremen	25	21	2
3	Shōgo Taniguchi	Defender	Sint-Truiden	34	38	1
4	Kō Itakura (captain)	Defender	Ajax	29	40	2
5	Yūto Nagatomo	Defender	FC Tokyo	39	145	4
6	Shūto Machino	Forward	Borussia Mönchengladbach	26	14	5
7	Ao Tanaka	Midfielder	Leeds United	27	38	8
8	Takefusa Kubo	Midfielder	Real Sociedad	25	49	7
9	Keisuke Gotō	Forward	Sint-Truiden	21	4	0
10	Ritsu Dōan	Midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	27	65	11
11	Daizen Maeda	Midfielder	Celtic	28	27	4
12	Keisuke Ōsako	Keeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	11	0
13	Keito Nakamura	Midfielder	Reims	25	25	10
14	Junya Itō	Midfielder	Genk	33	69	15
15	Daichi Kamada	Midfielder	Crystal Palace	29	49	12
16	Tsuyoshi Watanabe	Defender	Feyenoord	29	11	0
17	Yuito Suzuki	Midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	6	0
18	Ayase Ueda	Forward	Feyenoord	27	39	16
19	Kōki Ogawa	Forward	NEC	28	15	11
20	Ayumu Seko	Defender	Le Havre	26	14	0
21	Hiroki Itō	Defender	Bayern Munich	27	24	1
22	Takehiro Tomiyasu	Defender	Ajax	27	43	1
23	Tomoki Hayakawa	Keeper	Kashima Antlers	27	4	0
24	Kaishū Sano	Midfielder	Mainz 05	25	13	0
25	Junnosuke Suzuki	Defender	Copenhagen	22	6	0
26	Kento Shiogai	Forward	VfL Wolfsburg	21	2	0

These details apply at the tournament start date (Thursday 11th June 2026).