2018 Japan national football team

The Japan national football team in 2018, managed by head coach Vahid Halilhodžić, head coach Akira Nishino and head coach Hajime Moriyasu compete in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and international friendly matches both at home and abroad.

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
International Friendly	7	3	1	3	12	9	+3
2018 FIFA World Cup	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1
Total	11	4	2	5	18	16	+2

Home Kit

Away Kit

23 March 2018 International Friendly	Japan	1–1	Mali	Liège, Belgium
13:20 (UTC+1)	Nakajima 90+4'	Report	Diaby 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 250 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

27 March 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 in Europe	Japan	1–2	Ukraine	Liège, Belgium
14:20 (UTC+2)	Makino 41'	Report	Rakitskiy 21' Karavayev 69'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 2,529 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

30 May 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	0–2	Ghana	Yokohama, Japan
19:25 (UTC+9)		Report	Partey 9' Boateng 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) Attendance: 64,520 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

8 June 2018 International Friendly	Switzerland	2–0	Japan	Lugano, Switzerland
19:00 (UTC+2)	Rodriguez 42' (pen.) Seferović 82'	Report		Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)

12 June 2018 International Friendly	Japan	4–2	Paraguay	Innsbruck, Austria
15:05 (UTC+2)	Inui 51', 63' Santander 77' (o.g.) Kagawa 90+1'	Report	Romero 32' Ortiz 90'	Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

19 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H	Colombia	1–2	Japan	Saransk, Russia
15:00 UTC+3	Quintero 39'	Report	Kagawa 6' (pen.) Osako 73'	Stadium: Mordovia Arena Attendance: 40,842 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

24 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H	Japan	2–2	Senegal	Ekaterinburg, Russia
20:00 UTC+5	Inui 34' Honda 78'	Report	Mané 11' Wagué 71'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 32,572 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

28 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H	Japan	0–1	Poland	Volgograd, Russia
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Bednarek 59'	Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 42,189 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

2 July 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup: Round of 16	Belgium	3–2	Japan	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:00 UTC+3	Vertonghen 69' Fellaini 74' Chadli 90+4'	Report	Haraguchi 48' Inui 52'	Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 41,466 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

7 September 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	Cancelled	Chile	Sapporo, Japan
		Report		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

11 September 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	3–0	Costa Rica	Suita, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9)	Sasaki 16' Minamino 66' J. Ito 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 33,891 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

12 October 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	3–0	Panama	Niigata, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9)	Minamino 42' J. Ito 66' Murillo 85' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

16 October 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	v	Uruguay	Saitama, Japan
				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

16 November 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	v	Venezuela	Ōita, Japan
				Stadium: Oita Stadium

20 November 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018	Japan	v	Kyrgyzstan	Toyota, Japan
				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Win　 Draw　 Loss

Player	International Friendly	2018 FIFA World Cup	Total Goals
Shoya Nakajima	1	0	1
Tomoaki Makino	1	0	1
Takashi Inui	2	2	4
Own goal	2	0	2
Shinji Kagawa	1	1	2
Yuya Osako	0	1	1
Keisuke Honda	0	1	1
Genki Haraguchi	0	1	1
Sho Sasaki	1	0	1
Takumi Minamino	2	0	2
Junya Ito	2	0	2

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