Japan World Cup 2026 team guide | Japan
By: Takashi Ogami | Published: 2026-06-02 15:00:28 | Source: www.theguardian.com
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.
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