Japan coach Takeshi Okada has announced a 26-man squad for the three upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. As the top two countries from each group gain automatic qualification to the finals, Japan must secure victory in one of their remaining fixtures – away to Uzbekistan on 6 June, at home to Qatar on 10 June and away to leaders Australia on 17 June – to certify their seats to South Africa.
Goalkeepers: Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus), Ryota Tsuzuki (Urawa Red Diamonds), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale)
Defenders: Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama Marinos), Satoshi Yamaguchi (Gamba Osaka), Marcus Tulio Tanaka (Urawa), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Tomoaki Makino (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)
Midfielders: Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic), Hideo Hashimoto (Gamba Osaka), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Daisuke Matsui (Saint-Etienne), Yuki Abe (Urawa Red Diamonds), Makoto Hasebe (VfL Wolfsburg), Keisuke Honda (VVV Venlo), Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka), Naoki Yamada (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Forwards: Keiji Tamada (Nagoya Grampus), Yoshito Okubo (VfL Wolfsburg), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata), Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse), Shinzo Koroki (Kashima Antlers)
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