Japan at the FIFA World Cup
5 World Cups — each one a chapter still being written.
AFC · 5 appearances · first in 2002.
Best result
Round of 16 — 2002.
All-time World Cup record
Played 26 · Won 7 · Drawn 6 · Lost 13 · Goals 26–35 · Shootouts won 0, lost 2.
Top World Cup scorers
- Keisuke Honda — 4 goals (2010–2018)
- Ritsu Dōan — 2 goals (2022)
- Takashi Inui — 2 goals (2018)
- Shinji Okazaki — 2 goals (2010–2014)
- Junichi Inamoto — 2 goals (2002)
Biggest rivalries
- Croatia — played 3 (W0 D2 L1) · head-to-head
- Colombia — played 2 (W1 D0 L1) · head-to-head
- Belgium — played 2 (W0 D1 L1) · head-to-head
- Russia — played 1 (W1 D0 L0) · head-to-head
Video highlights
- Highlights | Brazil 2-1 Japan | FIFA World Cup 2026™ (2026)
- Japan vs Croatia: Full Penalty Shootout | FIFA World Cup 2022 (2022)