Here is Japan's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

Netherlands have the most stars. Sweden might've the best player. But Japan might have the team to do the impossible this summer.

As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a single phrase. You can read the articles in one place here.

2026 World Cup's Group F is one of the strongest pools in the tournament.

Japan will travel to North America for the FIFA World Cup this summer aiming to finally break their round of 16 curse and go further than ever before in the tournament.Japan became the first team

Japan become one of the first beneficiaries of the new time-limited substitution rule as they score while opponents Iceland have just 10 players on the pitch.

Japan has officially set its roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here is the entire 26-man squad for the Japan national team.

The Dutch, quarter-finalists in 2022 and ranked seventh in the world by FIFA, will be favourites to progress. Their biggest challenge is likely to come from Japan, who became the first side to secure their place at the tournament in March last year after breezing through their qualifying group.

The World Cup starts this week. We look back at classic encounters and this one is on this day from 2002 when England beat Argentina. Read more on DAZN News.