Japan name full-strength squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers

The Blue Samurai face Myanmar in Osaka on Nov 16 before taking on Syria in Jeddah five days later.

Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma has been included in Japan’s 26-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Myanmar and Syria.

The Blue Samurai, who lost on penalties to Croatia in the last 16 of last year’s World Cup in Qatar, face Myanmar in Osaka on Nov 16 before taking on Syria on neutral ground in Jeddah five days later. “There is a chance that we could pick up injuries in these two games so having 26 players should allow us to overcome that,” said Moriyasu, whose team have also been drawn alongside North Korea in qualifying Group B.

Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu, Liverpool’s Wataru Endo, and Celtic pair Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda were all named in the squad.Japan have been in red-hot form since the last World Cup, winning their last six matches with 24 goals scored and just five conceded.

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