FIFA World Cup 2022 | Full Japan squad and schedule

Here is the official Japan national football team squad and their group E stage schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2022

November 16, 2022 07:17 pm | Updated 07:17 pm IST

Coach: Moriyasu Hajime

Captain: Maya Yoshida

Goalkeepers: Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt, Eiji Kawashima.

Defenders: Miki Yamane, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Hiroki Ito, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuta Nakayama.

Midfielders: Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Ao Tanaka, Gaku Shibasaki, Kaoru Mitoma, Daichi Kamada, Ritsu Doan, Junya Ito, Takumi Minamino, Takefusa Kubo, Yuki Soma.

Japan’s Maya Yoshida.

Japan’s Maya Yoshida. | Photo Credit: AP

Forwards: Daizen Maeda, Takuma Asano, Ayase Ueda.

Group stage fixture schedule

Japan vs Germany - November 23, 6.30 p.m.

Japan vs Costa Rica - November 27, 3.30 p.m.

Japan vs Spain - December 2, 12.30 a.m.

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