Jepun terus menunjukkan perkembangan pesat dalam bola sepak antarabangsa. Samurai Blue mempunyai jumlah pemain terbanyak yang beraksi di liga-liga elit Eropah, menggabungkan disiplin taktikal dengan teknik individu yang halus. Kejayaan mereka mengalahkan Jerman dan Sepanyol di Qatar 2022 membuktikan mereka mampu bersaing dengan sesiapa.
| Player | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Keisuke Ōsako | Jul 28, 1999 | 26 |
| Zion Suzuki | Aug 21, 2002 | 23 |
| Tomoki Hayakawa | Mar 03, 1999 | 27 |
| Player | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Yūto Nagatomo | Sep 12, 1986 | 39 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | Nov 05, 1998 | 27 |
| Hiroki Ito | May 12, 1999 | 27 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | Jun 28, 2000 | 25 |
| Ko Itakura | Jan 27, 1997 | 29 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | Jul 15, 1991 | 34 |
| Ayumu Seko | Jun 07, 2000 | 26 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | Feb 05, 1997 | 29 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | Jul 12, 2003 | 22 |
| Player | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Wataru Endō | Feb 09, 1993 | 33 |
| Daichi Kamada | Aug 05, 1996 | 29 |
| Takefusa Kubo | Jun 04, 2001 | 25 |
| Keito Nakamura | Jul 28, 2000 | 25 |
| Ao Tanaka | Sep 10, 1998 | 27 |
| Kaishu Sano | Dec 30, 2000 | 25 |
| Yuito Suzuki | Oct 25, 2001 | 24 |
| Player | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Ritsu Doan | Jun 16, 1998 | 27 |
| Daizen Maeda | Oct 20, 1997 | 28 |
| Koki Ogawa | Aug 08, 1997 | 28 |
| Junya Ito | Mar 09, 1993 | 33 |
| Ayase Ueda | Aug 28, 1998 | 27 |
| Kento Shiogai | Mar 26, 2005 | 21 |
| Keisuke Goto | Jun 03, 2005 | 21 |