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Japan
Out — Round of 32AFC · FIFA rank #18 · Group F
Power rating
-0.05
Attack / Defense
-0.07 / 0.02
World Cups played
7
2026 campaign
Group F
vs Netherlands2–2D
Group F
vs Tunisia4–0W
Group F
vs Sweden1–1D
Round of 32
vs Brazil1–2L
Pre-tournament odds
What the model expected before the tournament started.
Win group20%
Reach round of 3261%
Reach round of 1629%
Reach quarterfinal14%
Reach semifinal6.3%
Reach final2.8%
Win the tournament1.4%
Top scorers
Japan's all-time leading World Cup goal-scorers, 1930-2022.
Keisuke Honda3 World Cups4 goals
Junichi Inamoto1 World Cup2 goals
Ritsu Doan1 World Cup2 goals
Shinji Okazaki2 World Cups2 goals
Takashi Inui1 World Cup2 goals
World Cup history
2022Round of 16
vs Croatia1–1D
2022Group stage
vs Spain2–1W
2022Group stage
vs Costa Rica0–1L
2022Group stage
vs Germany2–1W
2018Round of 16
vs Belgium2–3L
2018Group stage
vs Poland0–1L
2018Group stage
vs Senegal2–2D
2018Group stage
vs Colombia2–1W
2014Group stage
vs Colombia1–4L
2014Group stage
vs Greece0–0D
2014Group stage
vs Côte d'Ivoire1–2L
2010Round of 16
vs Paraguay0–0D
2010Group stage
vs Denmark3–1W
2010Group stage
vs Netherlands0–1L
2010Group stage
vs Cameroon1–0W
2006Group stage
vs Brazil1–4L
2006Group stage
vs Croatia0–0D
2006Group stage
vs Australia1–3L
2002Round of 16
vs Türkiye0–1L
2002Group stage
vs Tunisia2–0W
2002Group stage
vs Russia1–0W
2002Group stage
vs Belgium2–2D
1998Group stage
vs Jamaica1–2L
1998Group stage
vs Croatia0–1L
1998Group stage
vs Argentina0–1L