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:Japan at the FIFA World Cup

{{Short description|Participation of Japan's national football team in the FIFA World Cup}}

{{See also|Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup}}

Japan have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions, the first being in 1998 where they lost all three group games and finished in 31st position. Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever goal in a World Cup match against Jamaica on 26 June 1998 in a 2{{ndash}}1 defeat.{{cite web|url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/06/26/japan_jamaica/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000915082152/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/06/26/japan_jamaica/|url-status = dead|archive-date = September 15, 2000|title= 2-1 victory over Japan lifts the Reggae Boyz|date=19 September 1998|work=Sports Illustrated|access-date=15 January 2014}} Keisuke Honda became the first Japanese player to score in three World Cups: 2010, 2014, 2018.{{cite web|url = https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/06/c9492deec26c-soccer-super-sub-honda-makes-history-with-goal-against-senegal.html|title= Super sub Honda makes history with goal against Senegal|date= 9 June 2018| work=Kyodo News|access-date=26 June 2018}}

Japan made their seventh and most recent appearance at the finals at the 2022 tournament in Qatar. In 2018, Japan became the first ever Asian nation to beat a side from South America, after they won 2{{ndash}}1 against Colombia in the group stage. The team has progressed to the round of 16 on four occasions, 2002 (as joint-hosts), 2010, 2018 and 2022.

FIFA World Cup record

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=9|FIFA World Cup finals record

! style="width:7%;" rowspan="29"|

!colspan=6|Qualification record

Year

!Result

!Position

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

{{flagicon|URU}} 1930rowspan=2 colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Did not enter

{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} 1934

|colspan=6|Did not enter

{{flagicon|FRA|1794}} 1938colspan=8| Withdrew

|colspan=6|Withdrew

{{flagicon|BRA|1889}} 1950colspan=8|Suspended from FIFA

|colspan=6|Suspended from FIFA

{{flagicon|SUI}} 1954colspan=8|Did not qualify20113
{{flagicon|SWE}} 1958colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Did not enter

{{flagicon|CHL}} 1962colspan=8|Did not qualify200214
{{flagicon|ENG}} 1966colspan=8|Did not enter

|colspan=6|Did not enter

{{flagicon|MEX}} 1970rowspan=7 colspan=8|Did not qualify402248
{{flagicon|FRG}} 1974410354
{{flagicon|ARG}} 1978401305
{{flagicon|ESP}} 1982420242
{{flagicon|MEX}} 19868512155
{{flagicon|ITA}} 1990623173
{{flagicon|USA}} 199413931356
{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 1998Group stage31st300314159515112
style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}}{{flagicon|JPN}} 2002Round of 169th421153

|colspan=6|Qualified as co-hosts

{{flagicon|GER}} 2006Group stage28th301227121101255
{{flagicon|RSA}} 2010Round of 169th42114214842239
{{flagicon|BRA}} 2014Group stage29th30122614833308
{{flagicon|RUS}} 2018Round of 1615th411267181332447
{{flagicon|QAT}} 2022Round of 169th421154181512586
{{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|MEX}} 2026

|colspan=8 |Qualified

|colspan=6|In progress

{{flagicon|MAR}}{{flagicon|POR}}{{flagicon|ESP}} 2030

|colspan=8 rowspan=2|To be determined

|colspan=6 rowspan=2|To be determined

{{flagicon|KSA}} 2034
Total||Round of 16||8/23||25||7||6||12||25||33||138||83||27||28||305||91

= By match =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
World Cup

!width=110|Round

!width=160|Opponent

!width=50|Score

!width=50|Result

!Japan scorers

rowspan="3" align=center|1998rowspan="3"|Group H{{fb|ARG}}align=center|0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|L
{{fb|CRO}}align=center|0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|L
{{fb|JAM}}align=center|1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|LNakayama
rowspan="4" align=center|2002rowspan="3"|Group H{{fb|BEL}}align=center|2–2align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|DSuzuki, Inamoto
{{fb|RUS}}align=center|1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|WInamoto
{{fb|TUN}}align=center|2–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|WMorishima, H. Nakata
Round of 16{{fb|TUR}}align=center|0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|L
rowspan="3" align=center|2006rowspan="3"|Group F{{fb|AUS}}align=center|1–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|LNakamura
{{fb|CRO}}align=center|0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|D
{{fb|BRA}}align=center|1–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|LTamada
rowspan="4" align=center|2010rowspan="3"|Group E{{fb|CMR}}align=center|1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|WHonda
{{fb|NED}}align=center|0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|L
{{fb|DEN}}align=center|3–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|WHonda, Endō, Okazaki
Round of 16{{fb|PAR|1990}}align=center|0–0 {{aet}}
{{pso|3–5}}		align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|D
rowspan="3" align=center|2014rowspan="3"|Group C{{fb|CIV}}align=center|1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|LHonda
{{fb|GRE}}align=center|0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|D
{{fb|COL}}align=center|1–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|LOkazaki
rowspan="4" align=center|2018rowspan="3"|Group H{{fb|COL}}align=center|2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|WKagawa, Osako
{{fb|SEN}}align=center|2–2align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|DInui, Honda
{{fb|POL}}align=center|0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|L
Round of 16{{fb|BEL}}align=center|2–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|LHaraguchi, Inui
rowspan="4" align=center|2022rowspan="3"|Group E{{fb|GER}}align=center|2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|WDōan, Asano
{{fb|CRC}}align=center|0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|L
{{fb|ESP}}align=center|2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"|WDōan, Tanaka
Round of 16{{fb|CRO}}align=center|1–1 {{aet}}
{{pso|1–3}}		align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"|DMaeda

Head-to-head record

class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
Opponent

!{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

!{{abbr|W|Won}}

!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

!{{abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}

!Win %

align="left"|{{fb|Argentina}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Australia}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Belgium}}

{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=4|against=5|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Brazil}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Cameroon}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Colombia}}

{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=3|against=5|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Costa Rica}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Croatia}}

{{WDL|3|0|2|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Denmark}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Germany}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Greece}}

{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Ivory Coast}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Jamaica}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Netherlands}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Paraguay}}

{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Poland}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Russia}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Senegal}}

{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=2|against=2|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Spain}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Tunisia}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}}

align="left"|{{fb|Turkey}}

{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}

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!Total

{{WDLtot|25|7|6|12|for=25|against=33|diff=yes}}

Record players

File:Eiji_Kawashima_press_conference.jpg played through Japan's eleven World Cup matches from 2010 to 2018.]]

File:HondaMilan (cropped) - 2.jpeg is Japan's top scorer in World Cup history with four goals in three tournaments.]]

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Rank

!Player

!Matches

!World Cups

align="center" |1

|Yuto Nagatomo

align=center|152010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
rowspan="3" align="center" |2

|Makoto Hasebe

align=center|112010, 2014 and 2018
Eiji Kawashimaalign=center|112010, 2014 and 2018
Maya Yoshidaalign=center|112014, 2018 and 2022
rowspan="3" align="center" |5

|Hidetoshi Nakata

align=center|101998, 2002 and 2006
Shinji Okazakialign=center|102010, 2014 and 2018
Keisuke Hondaalign=center|102010, 2014 and 2018
rowspan="1" align="center"|8

|Junichi Inamoto

align=center|82002, 2006 and 2010
rowspan="2" align="center"|9

|Yuji Nakazawa

align=center|72006 and 2010
Yoshito Ōkuboalign=center|72010 and 2014

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
Rank

!Player

!Goals

!World Cups

align=center|1Keisuke Hondaalign=center|42010 (2), 2014 (1), and 2018 (1)
rowspan=4 align=center|2

|Junichi Inamoto

align=center|22002
|Shinji Okazakialign=center|22010 and 2014
|Takashi Inuialign=center|22018
|Ritsu Doanalign=center|22022

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080615025705/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=jpn/ Japan at FIFA]

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