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Japan Analysis at Asia World Cup Qualifiers 2026

10 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup - Lineups not confirmed are not included. Goalkeepers Suzuki, Z (7) Osako, K (2) Maekawa, D (1) Right backs [ ?] Sugawara, Y (2) Maikuma (1) Centre backs [ ?] Machida, K (8) Taniguchi, S (7) Itakura (7) Tomiyasu (2) Hashioka (2) Ito, Hiroki (1999) (1) Left backs [ ?] Ito, Hiroki (1999) (2) Nakayama, Y (1) Right midfielders Doan, Ritsu (8) Ito, Junya (1) Sugawara, Y (1) Centre midfielders Morita, H (8) Endo, W (6) Tanaka, Ao (4) Minamino (2) Kamada, D (1) Kubo, Takefusa (1) Hatate, R (1) Left midfielders Mitoma (5) Nakamura, Keito (2) Soma, Y (1) Asano, T (1) Maeda, D (1) Fowards Ueda, A (8) Minamino (6) Kamada, D (4) Kubo, Takefusa (3) Ogawa, Koki (2) Doan, Ritsu (1) See also Injured/Banned players and Substitutions Lineups found             Starting lineup changes since last game     Coach Moriyasu since 01-Aug-18 M.1 16-Nov Myanmar 5-0 4-2-3-1 M.2 21-Nov away Syria 0-5 4-2-3-1 In:Suzuki, Sugawara, Tomiyasu, Ito, Endo, W, Morita, Ito, Kubo, Asano, Out:Osako, Maikuma, Machida, Nakayama, Tanaka, Kamada, Doan, Minamino, Soma, Y, M.3 21-Mar Korea DPR 1-0 4-2-3-1 In:Itakura, Machida, Tanaka, Doan, Minamino, Maeda, Out:Tomiyasu, Taniguc., Endo, W, Ito, Kubo, Asano, M.4 26-Mar away Korea DPR 0-3         lineup not confirmed     Coach Funakoshi since 01-May-24     Coach Funakoshi since 01-May-24 M.5 06-Jun away Myanmar 0-5 3-4-2-1 *** Repeat 11 *** M.6 11-Jun Syria 5-0 3-4-2-1 In:Osako, Tomiyasu, Machida, Itakura, Endo, W, Tanaka, Kubo, Minamino, Ueda, A, Out:Maekawa, Hashioka, Ito, Taniguc., Sugawara, Hatate, Morita, Kamada, Ogawa, M.1 05-Sep China, PR 7-0 3-4-2-1 In:Suzuki, Taniguc., Morita, Mitoma, Out:Osako, Tomiyasu, Tanaka, Nakamura, M.2 10-Sep away Bahrain 0-5 3-4-2-1 In:Kamada, Out:Kubo, M.3 10-Oct away Saudi Arb 0-2 3-4-2-1 *** Repeat 11 *** M.4 15-Oct Australia 1-1 3-4-2-1 In:Tanaka, Kubo, Out:Endo, W, Kamada, M.5 15-Nov away Indonesia 0-4 3-4-2-1 In:Hashioka, Endo, W, Kamada, Ogawa, Out:Taniguc., Tanaka, Kubo, Ueda, A, M.6 19-Nov away China, PR 1-3         lineup not confirmed M.7 20-Mar Bahrain 2-0         lineup not confirmed M.8 25-Mar Saudi Arb 0-0         lineup not confirmed M.9 05-Jun away Australia 1-0         lineup not confirmed M.10 10-Jun Indonesia 6-0         lineup not confirmed     Color References:     GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos

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