Japan

Group F · 2nd · 5 pts

Advancement71%

All groups

WC2026 · NERD

Japan

DWDLW

Elo rating

Updated · 9/28/2026

Elo rating

1679.3

Global rank

#12

Games counted

League

FIFA World Cup 2026

Stats

Goals / game

1.97

Against / game

0.94

BTTS %

45%

Over 2.5 %

55%

ATS

—

see Intel section below

O/U trend

—

see Intel section below

Qualification scenarios

Team	Status	if W	if D	if L	What they need
Netherlands	Win to advance	100%	95%	78%	Netherlands need a win against Japan to clinch advancement.
Japan	Win + favours	88%	62%	50%	Japan need a win against Netherlands AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Sweden	Win + favours	60%	35%	21%	Sweden need a win against Tunisia AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Tunisia	Win + favours	10%	0%	0%	Tunisia need a win against Sweden AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.

Upcoming

3 matches

vs Netherlands

Jun 14, 8:00 PM

46%27%27%

Lines not posted

vs Tunisia

Jun 21, 4:00 AM

21%25%54%

Lines not posted

vs Sweden

Jun 25, 11:00 PM

53%25%22%

Lines not posted

Recent form

No recent results available.

Head-to-head

vs Netherlands

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 14, 2026Netherlands 2–2 Japan
Jun 19, 2010Netherlands 1–0 Japan

vs Tunisia

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 21, 2026Tunisia 0–4 Japan
Jun 14, 2002Japan 2–0 Tunisia

vs Sweden

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 25, 2026Japan 1–1 Sweden

Squad

26 players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Golden Boot contributors

Golden Boot

finished · 8/21/2026

#	Player	Team	G	A	Min	Pos
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	6	0	200	—
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	4	2	266	—
2	Ousmane Dembélé	France	4	1	213	—
2	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	4	1	261	—
2	Erling Haaland	Norway	4	0	180	—
3	Deniz Undav	Germany	3	2	86	—
3	Johan Manzambi	Switzerland	3	1	129	—
3	Ismaïla Sarr	Senegal	3	1	246	—
3	Brian Brobbey	Netherlands	3	0	161	—
3	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	3	0	169	—

INTEL

ATS splits, recent trends, scheduling notes.

ATS splits

Overall: 3-1-0
Home: 1-0-0
Away: 2-1-0
As favorite: 1-0-0
As underdog: 2-1-0

Trends

ATS L5: 1-0-0
ATS L10: 1-0-0
O/U L5: 1-0-0
O/U L10: 1-0-0

Schedule context

Days rest: 13
Back-to-back: No
Home streak: 1
Away streak: 0

Tournament history

World Cup · 2002–2022

Year	Finish	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2022	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1
2018	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	7	-1
2014	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4
2010	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	7	-5
2002	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2

Did you know?

Japan has won the AFC Asian Cup a record four times (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011).
source: kuna.net.kw
Japan's best performance in a FIFA World Cup was reaching the Round of 16.
source: resources.qa.fifa.com