JapanSOCCERPredicting every game of the entire World Cup: All the teams and all the winners1dRyan O'HanlonESPN
JapanSOCCERJapan ditches pre-WC training site over poor pitch1dAssociated PressAP Photo/Jorge Mendoza
JapanSOCCERGet ready for the biggest World Cup ever! What you need to know about all 48 teams2dMultiple contributorsIllustration by ESPN
JapanSOCCERJapan have mapped out a plan to win the World Cup by 2050. How close will they get in 2026?2dGabriel TanIllustration by ESPN
JapanSOCCER2026 World Cup: Squad lists for all 48 teams3dESPNPhoto by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
JapanSOCCERWhy Japan could be the most exciting team at the World Cup7dGabriel TanHiroki Watanabe/Getty Images
JapanSOCCERWorld Cup 2026 kit ranking: All 105 jerseys that all 48 teams will bring to Canada, Mexico and U.S.9dChris WrightJared C. Tilton/Getty Images / Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images / Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images
JapanSOCCERCould this World Cup be Kubo's time to shine for injury-hit Japan?11dGabriel TanShohei Miyano/Kyodo News via AP
JapanSOCCERA-League triumph the latest achievement in Hiroki Sakai's underrated career13dGabriel TanDave Rowland/Getty Images