Japan 2018 World Cup squad
Japan's 2018 World Cup squad, rated player by player. The standouts: Takashi Inui, Keisuke Honda, Genki Haraguchi. Here's the full 23-man squad — then build your own all-time World Cup XI.
| Player | Position | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Takashi Inui | MID | 82 |
| Keisuke Honda | MID | 74 |
| Genki Haraguchi | MID | 74 |
| Shinji Kagawa | MID | 74 |
| Eiji Kawashima | GK | 72 |
| Yuya Osako | FWD | 71 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | DEF | 70 |
| Hiroki Sakai | DEF | 70 |
| Maya Yoshida | DEF | 70 |
| Gen Shoji | DEF | 68 |
| Gaku Shibasaki | MID | 68 |
| Makoto Hasebe | MID | 68 |
| Hotaru Yamaguchi | MID | 67 |
| Takashi Usami | MID | 66 |
| Masaaki Higashiguchi | GK | 66 |
| Kosuke Nakamura | GK | 66 |
| Shinji Okazaki | FWD | 65 |
| Tomoaki Makino | DEF | 65 |
| Gōtoku Sakai | DEF | 65 |
| Naomichi Ueda | DEF | 64 |
| Wataru Endo | DEF / MID | 64 |
| Yoshinori Muto | FWD | 64 |
| Ryota Oshima | MID | 64 |
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