Japan 2026 FIFA World Cup – Schedule, Results & Standings
🔵 SAMURAI BLUE 2026 FIFA World Cup™

Japan World Cup 2026

Group F
3 Group Matches
Jun 14 – Jun 25, 2026
🇺🇸 USA & 🇲🇽 Mexico
⚽

7× World Cup Participants — Chasing a First Semifinal Since 2022

Japan have qualified for every World Cup since 1998 and reached the Round of 16 in 2022, dramatically eliminating Germany and Spain in the group stage. The Samurai Blue enter 2026 as Asia’s top side, led by Takefusa Kubo and Wataru Endo, targeting a historic first semifinal appearance.

GROUP STAGE FIXTURES

Group F
🇯🇵
Japan
JPN
Matchday 1
VS
Upcoming
🇳🇱
Netherlands
NED
June 14, 2026  ·  Sunday
4:00 PM ET (Fox)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
GROUP F
🇹🇳
Tunisia
TUN
Matchday 2
VS
Upcoming
🇯🇵
Japan
JPN
June 20, 2026  ·  Saturday
Midnight ET (FS1)
Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Mexico
GROUP F
🇯🇵
Japan
JPN
Matchday 3
VS
Upcoming
🇸🇪
Sweden
SWE
June 25, 2026  ·  Thursday
7:00 PM ET (FS1)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
GROUP F

GROUP F STANDINGS

Pre-Tournament
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
🇳🇱 Netherlands
0000 000
0
2
🇯🇵 Japan TBD
0000 000
0
3
🇸🇪 Sweden
0000 000
0
4
🇹🇳 Tunisia
0000 000
0

🔵 Top 2 teams qualify automatically to Round of 32. The 8 best third-placed teams across all groups also advance. Standings will update after each matchday.

POTENTIAL KNOCKOUT PATH

If Japan Qualify
Round of 32
vs Runner-up
Group C
If Japan win Group F
Round of 16
TBD
Based on R32 results
Quarterfinal → Final
Potential clash with
Brazil from R16
Same half of draw

GROUP F INFO

About Group F

Japan are seeded second in Group F behind Netherlands — one of the tournament’s strongest sides and 2022 quarter-finalists, led by Virgil van Dijk. Sweden return to the World Cup for the first time since 2018, boasting a strong defensive unit. Tunisia are Africa’s dark horses. Japan famously defeated Germany and Spain in the 2022 group stage and will be targeting another giant-killing run. Their opening clash against the Netherlands at AT&T Stadium in Dallas is the group’s headline tie. If Japan advance as group winners, they face Brazil’s runner-up in the Round of 32 — a potential clash with Brazil or Morocco could follow in the Round of 16.