Japan officially announces its 2026 World Cup squad, but what is surprising is that almost all of their players play in Europe. Only three J-League players called up! Is this the best generation of Samurai Blue? GOALKEEPER 1. Zion Suzuki — Parma 2. Keisuke Osako — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3. Tomoki Hayakawa — Kashima Antlers DEFENDER 4. Yuto Nagatomo — FC Tokyo 5. Shogo Taniguchi — Sint-Truiden 6. Ko Itakura — Ajax 7. Tsuyoshi Watanabe — Feyenoord 8. Takehiro Tomiyasu — Ajax 9. Hiroki Ito — Bayern Munich 10. Ayumu Seko — Le Havre 11. Yukinari Sugawara — Werder Bremen 12. Junnosuke Suzuki — FC Copenhagen Midfielder 13. Wataru Endo — Liverpool 14. Junya Ito — Genk 15. Daichi Kamada — Crystal Palace 16. Ritsu Doan — Eintracht Frankfurt 17. Ao Tanaka — Leeds United 18. Keito Nakamura — Stade de Reims 19. Kaishu Sano — Mainz 05 20. Takefusa Kubo — Real Sociedad 21. Yuito Suzuki — SC Freiburg FOREIGN 22. Koki Ogawa — NEC Nijmegen 23. Daizen Maeda — Celtic 24. Ayase Ueda — Feyenoord 25. Kento Shiogai — VfL Wolfsburg 26. Keisuke Goto — Sint-Truiden #Japan #Japanese National Team #2026World Cup #SamuraiBlue #JLeague #TakefusaKubo #WataruEndo #YutoNagatomo #Football #SepakBola
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