Japan
WC2026 · NERD
Japan
1
W
2
D
0
L
Elo rating
Updated · 8/12/2026Elo rating
1669.2
Global rank
#11
Games counted
56
League
FIFA World Cup 2026
off-season — rating unchanged since the last match played on 2026-03-31 (145 days ago); last_computed reflects when the ratings job last ran, not new results
Stats
Goals / game
1.97
Against / game
0.95
BTTS %
45%
Over 2.5 %
55%
ATS
—
see Intel section below
O/U trend
—
see Intel section below
Qualification scenarios
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
Recent form
DWWWWWDWDL| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | @ Brazil | 1–2 | L |
| Jun 25, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | vs Sweden | 1–1 | D |
| Jun 21, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | @ Tunisia | 4–0 | W |
| Jun 14, 2026 | FIFA World Cup 2026 | @ Netherlands | 2–2 | D |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Friendlies | @ England | 1–0 | W |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Friendlies | @ Scotland | 1–0 | W |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Friendlies | vs Bolivia | 3–0 | W |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Friendlies | vs Ghana | 2–0 | W |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Friendlies | vs Brazil | 3–2 | W |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Friendlies | vs Paraguay | 2–2 | D |
Head-to-head
vs Netherlands0
W
1
D
1
L
Goals 0–0 all-time
Last meetings
- Jun 14, 2026Netherlands 2–2 Japan
- Jun 19, 2010Netherlands 1–0 Japan
vs Tunisia2
W
0
D
0
L
Goals 0–0 all-time
Last meetings
- Jun 21, 2026Tunisia 0–4 Japan
- Jun 14, 2002Japan 2–0 Tunisia
vs Sweden0
W
1
D
0
L
Goals 0–0 all-time
Last meetings
- Jun 25, 2026Japan 1–1 Sweden
Squad
26 players
Defenders
9
Midfielders
7
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
- 2-2-0
- Home
- 1-0-0
- Away
- 1-2-0
- As favorite
- 0-1-0
- 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
- 55
- Back-to-back
- No
- Home streak
- 0
- Away streak
- 1
As of 2026-08-23
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.kwJapan's best performance in a FIFA World Cup was reaching the Round of 16.
source: resources.qa.fifa.com