Japan 1998 World Cup squad
Japan's 1998 World Cup squad, rated player by player. The standouts: Masashi Nakayama, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Akira Narahashi. Here's the full 22-man squad — then build your own all-time World Cup XI.
| Player | Position | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Masashi Nakayama | FWD | 68 |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | GK | 65 |
| Akira Narahashi | DEF | 64 |
| Naoki Soma | DEF | 64 |
| Masami Ihara | DEF | 64 |
| Wagner Lopes | FWD | 64 |
| Yutaka Akita | DEF | 64 |
| Shoji Jo | FWD | 64 |
| Motohiro Yamaguchi | MID | 63 |
| Hidetoshi Nakata | MID | 63 |
| Hiroshi Nanami | MID | 63 |
| Masayuki Okano | FWD | 62 |
| Eisuke Nakanishi | DEF | 62 |
| Takashi Hirano | MID | 62 |
| Nobuyuki Kojima | GK | 61 |
| Norio Omura | DEF | 61 |
| Shinji Ono | MID | 61 |
| Hiroaki Morishima | MID | 61 |
| Seigo Narazaki | GK | 61 |
| Teruyoshi Ito | MID | 60 |
| Toshihiro Hattori | MID / DEF | 60 |
| Toshihide Saito | DEF | 59 |
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