TOKYO, May 26 (News On Japan) –
Japan’s national soccer team began a domestic training camp in Chiba on May 25th ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, with 13 players including 39-year-old Yuto Nagatomo of FC Tokyo and Daichi Kamada of Eintracht Frankfurt taking part in the opening session.
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Nagatomo was selected for his fifth consecutive World Cup squad, the most appearances by a Japanese player in the tournament’s history. The remaining squad members are expected to join the camp in stages.
Japan will face Iceland in a farewell match at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo on May 31st before departing for Monterrey, Mexico, on June 2nd for a pre-tournament camp.
The team will then move to its base camp in Nashville in the United States as preparations continue for its opening Group F match against the Netherlands on June 14th local time, which will be played on June 15th in Japan time.
Japan Squad
GK
Tomoki Hayakawa / Keisuke Osako / Zion Suzuki
DF
Yuto Nagatomo / Shogo Taniguchi / Ko Itakura
Tsuyoshi Watanabe / Takehiro Tomiyasu / Hiroki Ito
Ayumu Seko / Yukinari Sugawara / Junnosuke Suzuki
MF/FW
Wataru Endo / Junya Ito / Daichi Kamada / Koki Ogawa
Daizen Maeda / Ritsu Doan / Ayase Ueda / Ao Tanaka
Keito Nakamura / Kaishu Sano / Takefusa Kubo / Yuito Suzuki
Kento Shiogai / Keisuke Goto
Source: Kyodo
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