Group F

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Japan

JPN

AFC (Asia)

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Group rivals

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Netherlands

NED

🇹🇳

Tunisia

TUN

🏳️

UEFA Playoff B

TBD

World Cup History

0

World titles

7

Appearances

Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)

Best finish

Stars

Takefusa Kubo

Forward

Real Sociedad • 25 years

The Japanese Messi, skillful and unbalancing winger

La Liga star with Real Sociedad

Legends

Hidetoshi Nakata

Midfielder

First Japanese player to succeed in Serie A, pioneer of Japanese football

77

Caps

11

Goals

1997-2006

Years active

Keisuke Honda

Midfielder

Only Japanese player to score in 3 consecutive World Cups

98

Caps

37

Goals

2008-2019

Years active

Fun Facts

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Japan defeated Germany and Spain at Qatar 2022 to win their group

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Japanese fans are known for cleaning the stadium after every match

Group stage matches

Group F #10

🇳🇱 Netherlands

08:00 PM

Sun, Jun 14

🇯🇵 Japan

NRG Stadium • Houston

Group F #35

🇯🇵 Japan

02:00 AM

Sun, Jun 21

🇹🇳 Tunisia

NRG Stadium • Houston

Group F #60

🏳️ UEFA Playoff B

02:00 AM

Sun, Jun 28

🇯🇵 Japan

NRG Stadium • Houston