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Six Bundesliga players included in Japan's World Cup squad
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Six Bundesliga players included in Japan's World Cup squad
Six players from the Bundesliga have been named in Japan 's squad for the 2026 World Cup.
Hiroki Ito ( Bayern Munich ), Yukinari Sugawara ( Werder Bremen , on loan from Southampton), Ritsu Doan ( Eintracht Frankfurt ), Kaishu Sano (Mainz 05), Yuito Suzuki ( SC Freiburg ) and Kento Shiogai ( VfL Wolfsburg ) are all part of the 26-man squad.
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Japan will face the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia in the group stage of the tournament.
Full Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup:
Goalkeepers: Zion Suzuki ( Parma ), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers)
Defenders:Yuta Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), Ko Itakura (Ajax), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich), Ayumu Seko (Le Havre), Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen)
Midfielders: Junnosuke Suzuki (Copenhagen), Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Junya Ito (Genk), Daichi Kamada ( Crystal Palace ), Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ao Tanaka ( Leeds United ), Keito Nakamura (Reims), Kaishu Sano (Mainz), Takefusa Kubo ( Real Sociedad ), Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg)
Forwards:Kōki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), Kento Shiogai (VfL Wolfsburg), Keisuke Gotō (Sint-Truiden)
