Japan 2006 World Cup squad
Japan's 2006 World Cup squad, rated player by player. The standouts: Shunsuke Nakamura, Keiji Tamada, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi. Here's the full 23-man squad — then build your own all-time World Cup XI.
| Player | Position | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Shunsuke Nakamura | MID | 71 |
| Keiji Tamada | FWD | 68 |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | GK | 66 |
| Alessandro Santos | MID / DEF | 65 |
| Yuji Nakazawa | DEF | 65 |
| Hidetoshi Nakata | MID | 64 |
| Seigo Narazaki | GK | 63 |
| Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | DEF | 63 |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara | MID | 63 |
| Naohiro Takahara | FWD | 63 |
| Yoichi Doi | GK | 63 |
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | FWD | 63 |
| Takashi Fukunishi | MID | 63 |
| Masashi Oguro | FWD | 63 |
| Junichi Inamoto | MID | 63 |
| Keisuke Tsuboi | DEF | 63 |
| Akira Kaji | DEF | 63 |
| Teruyuki Moniwa | DEF | 62 |
| Yūichi Komano | DEF | 62 |
| Kōji Nakata | DEF | 62 |
| Seiichiro Maki | FWD | 62 |
| Shinji Ono | MID | 62 |
| Yasuhito Endō | MID | 61 |
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