Haije Moriyasu, coach of the Japan national team, has announced this Friday the list of 26 players who he will count for the World Cup 2026, among which stands out Yuto Nagatomo, who will play his fifth universal date, as well as the absence of Kaoru Mitoma and Takumi Minamino.

“I was only able to select 26 players, but I regret not having been able to include many more. However, I chose them based on their previous work and conversations with the technical staff. nico, convinced that this is our best team at this moment. I think I have chosen the 26 best players so that Japan can succeed at world level,” said Moriyasu.

Japan, who will play a friendly (the Kirin Cup) against Iceland in Tokyo on the 31st, will face the Netherlands in Dallas ( June 15), to Tunisia in Monterrey (June 21) and to Sweden again in Dallas (June 26). He will start training on 25 this month.

Called by the Japan team team

Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Zion Suzuki (Parma/ITA)

Defenses: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden/BEL), Kou Itakura, Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax/NED), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyeno ord/NED), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich/GER), Ayumu Seko (Le Havre/FRA), Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen/GER), Junnosuke Suzuki (Copenhagen/DIN)

Mid/Forwards: Wataru Endo (Liverpool/ING), Junya Ito (Genk/BEL), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace/ING), Koki Og awa (NEC Nijmegen/NED), Daizen Maeda (Celtic/ESC), Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord/NED) , Ao Tanaka (Leeds United/ING), Keito Nakamura (Stade de Reims/FRA), Kaishu Sano (Mainz 05/GER), Takefusa Kubo (R eal Society/ESP), Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg/GER), Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg/GER) and Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden/BEL).