Kits
          Home kit |      Away kit |
| 2024 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Hajime Moriyasu |
The Japan national football team in 2024, managed by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, competes in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team is expected to participate in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, with the first matches to be played in January, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar. [1]
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Friendly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| 2023 AFC Asian Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
Home kit | Away kit |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Hajime Moriyasu |
| Assistant coach | Ryoichi Maeda Hiroshi Nanami Toshihide Saito |
| Physical coach | Ryoichi Matsumoto |
| Goalkeeper coach | Takashi Shimoda |
| Technical staff | Masaki Nakashita Daisuke Terakado |
Win Draw Loss Fixture
| 1 January 2024 Toyo Tires Cup [2] [3] | Japan | 5–0 |  Thailand | Tokyo, Japan |
| 14:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,916 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
| 9 January Unofficial Friendly | Japan | 6–1 |  Jordan | Doha, Qatar |
| 14:30 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Ersal Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 14 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS | Japan | 4–2 |  Vietnam | Doha, Qatar |
| 14:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 17,385 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
| 19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS | Iraq  | 2–1 | Japan | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 14:30 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 24 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS | Japan | 3–1 |  Indonesia | Doha, Qatar |
| 14:30 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 26,453 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| 31 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16 | Bahrain  | 1–3 | Japan | Doha, Qatar |
| 14:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 31,832 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
| 3 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup QF | Iran  | 2–1 | Japan | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 14:30 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 35,640 Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
| 21 March 2026 World Cup qualification | Japan | 1–0 |  North Korea | Tokyo, Japan |
| 19:20 UTC+9 |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 59,354 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 26 March 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 0–3 Awarded [lower-alpha 1] | Japan | |
| Report |
| 6 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Myanmar  | 0–5 | Japan | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 18:40 UTC+6:30 | Report | Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 21,200 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
| 11 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Japan | 5–0 |  Syria | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 19:10 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance: 26,650 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
| 5 September 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Japan | v |  China | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:35 UTC+9 | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 10 September 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Bahrain | v | Japan | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium |
| 10 October 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Saudi Arabia  | v | Japan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: King Abdullab Sports City Stadium |
| 15 October 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Japan | v |  Australia | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:35 UTC+9 | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 14 November 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Indonesia | v | Japan | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| --:-- UTC+7 | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
| 19 November 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | China | v | Japan | China |
| --:-- UTC+8 |
| Pos. | Player | 14 Jan |
All players who scored a goal in a match for Japan on 2024.
| Rank | Player | Fr | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
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