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JPN
Japan
· group F · AFC
FIFA #18 · finish: round of 32 · squad age 26.9 · OVR 53.4
▸ head coach Hajime Moriyasu
(Japan)
· group stage P3 W1 D2 L0 · 5 pts (pos 2)
Japan build patiently from the back with a cohesive, press-resistant midfield; supremely technical and fluid, they suffocate opponents with the ball.
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OFFENSE 38.2
DEFENSE 41.2
AGGRESSION 39.4
TECHNICAL 74.0
CHEMISTRY 74.2
radar axes clockwise from top: OFF · TEC · AGG · DEF · CHE
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◄ own goalavg possession 46% · attacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high
· territory model: Possession
sentiment engine · signal breakdown
raw lexicon signal per dimension (before cross-field normalisation)
offense
-5.4
defense
0.0
aggression
-1.4
technical
92.2
chemistry
49.1
- overall tone
- 83% positive
- positive hits
- 140
- negative hits
- 13
- tokens scanned
- 635
momentum & record
cumulative goal difference across played matches
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- goals for / against
- 8 / 5
- halves (1st / 2nd)
- 3 / 5 scored
- set-piece goals
- 2
- clean sheets
- 1
- comebacks
- 0
- disciplinary
- 4 cards
squad · scouting notes
| # | pos | player | club | age | gls | scouting report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Zion Suzuki | Parma | 23 | 0 | Zion Suzuki is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. Zion Suzuki can be undisciplined and rash in the tackle. |
| 12 | GK | Keisuke Osako | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 0 | Keisuke Osako is press-resistant and supremely technical in tight spaces. Keisuke Osako is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. |
| 23 | GK | Tomoki Hayakawa | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 0 | Tomoki Hayakawa is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Tomoki Hayakawa is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 2 | DF | Yukinari Sugawara | Werder Bremen | 25 | 0 | Yukinari Sugawara is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. Yukinari Sugawara can be wasteful and profligate in front of goal. |
| 3 | DF | Shogo Taniguchi | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 0 | Shogo Taniguchi is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Shogo Taniguchi is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 4 | DF | Kou Itakura | Ajax | 29 | 0 | Kou Itakura is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. Kou Itakura is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. |
| 5 | DF | Yuto Nagatomo | FC Tokyo | 39 | 0 | Yuto Nagatomo is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. Yuto Nagatomo is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 16 | DF | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | Feyenoord | 29 | 0 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Tsuyoshi Watanabe is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 20 | DF | Ayumu Seko | Le Havre | 26 | 0 | Ayumu Seko is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. Ayumu Seko is press-resistant and supremely technical in tight spaces. |
| 21 | DF | Hiroki Ito | Bayern Munich | 27 | 0 | Hiroki Ito is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Hiroki Ito sometimes looks ponderous and one-dimensional. |
| 22 | DF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Ajax | 27 | 0 | Takehiro Tomiyasu is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Takehiro Tomiyasu is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 25 | DF | Junnosuke Suzuki | Copenhagen | 22 | 0 | Junnosuke Suzuki is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. Junnosuke Suzuki is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. |
| 7 | MF | Ao Tanaka | Leeds United | 27 | 0 | Ao Tanaka is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. Ao Tanaka can be wasteful and profligate in front of goal. |
| 8 | MF | Takefusa Kubo | Real Sociedad | 25 | 0 | Takefusa Kubo is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Takefusa Kubo is press-resistant and supremely technical in tight spaces. |
| 10 | MF | Ritsu Doan | Eintracht Frankfurt | 27 | 0 | Ritsu Doan is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Ritsu Doan is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 11 | MF | Daizen Maeda | Celtic | 28 | 1 | Daizen Maeda is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Daizen Maeda can be wasteful and profligate in front of goal. |
| 13 | MF | Keito Nakamura | Reims | 25 | 1 | Keito Nakamura is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Keito Nakamura is press-resistant and supremely technical in tight spaces. |
| 14 | MF | Junya Ito | Genk | 33 | 1 | Junya Ito is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Junya Ito is press-resistant and supremely technical in tight spaces. |
| 15 | MF | Daichi Kamada | Crystal Palace | 29 | 2 | Daichi Kamada is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. Daichi Kamada sometimes looks ponderous and one-dimensional. |
| 17 | MF | Yuito Suzuki | SC Freiburg | 24 | 0 | Yuito Suzuki is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. Yuito Suzuki is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. |
| 24 | MF | Kaishu Sano | Mainz 05 | 25 | 1 | Kaishu Sano is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. Kaishu Sano is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 6 | FW | Shuto Machino | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 26 | 0 | Shuto Machino is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. Shuto Machino is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. |
| 9 | FW | Keisuke Goto | Sint-Truiden | 21 | 0 | Keisuke Goto is silky on the ball with exquisite close control. Keisuke Goto is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. |
| 18 | FW | Ayase Ueda | Feyenoord | 27 | 2 | Ayase Ueda is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. Ayase Ueda can drift in and out, a touch individualistic. |
| 19 | FW | Koki Ogawa | NEC | 28 | 0 | Koki Ogawa is press-resistant and supremely technical in tight spaces. Koki Ogawa is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. |
| 26 | FW | Kento Shiogai | VfL Wolfsburg | 21 | 0 | Kento Shiogai is elegant, cultured and a master of intricate link-up play. Kento Shiogai is the cohesive heartbeat of a fluid midfield. |