'Declaration of World Cup Victory': Japan's National Team Announces Final 26 Players' Jersey Numbers... The 'Ace No. 10' Revealed

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The Japan Football Association (JFA) officially revealed the final jersey numbers for the Japan national team that will compete at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America via its official channels.

According to the final 26-player jersey number list released by the JFA on the 27th, the iconic ace number 10, a symbol of the national team, has been assigned to Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt). Takefusa Kubo, a key striker for Real Sociedad, will wear number 8, while Wataru Endo (Liverpool), the midfield commander and captain of the national team, will don number 6 on the pitch.

With the jersey numbers now finalized, the outline of the attacking lineup has also emerged to fill the void left by Kaoru Mitoma's hamstring injury. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) has been assigned number 15 and will serve as the central axis of the team's attack, Junya Ito (KRC Genk) will wear number 14, and Daizen Maeda (Celtic FC) will sport number 11.

In defense, Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), a living legend challenging for his fifth World Cup final stage appearance, has retained his symbolic number 5. Takehiro Tomiyasu, who played for Arsenal, has been assigned number 22. Ko Itakura (both Ajax) will wear number 4, and Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden VV) will don number 3.

Additionally, in the midfield and attack, Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen) received number 19, Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) was given number 7, and Keito Nakamura (Stade de Reims) was assigned number 13. Kai Shuto Sano (Mainz 05) was given number 24, and Iori Suzuki (SC Freiburg) was assigned number 17. Kentaro Shiozawa was replaced by Kento Hirose (VfL Wolfsburg) on the list, who was assigned number 26, while Gaisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden VV) was decided to wear number 9.

Defenders Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord) received number 16, Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich) was assigned number 21, Ayumu Seko (Le Havre AC) was given number 20, Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen) was assigned number 2, and Junnosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen) received number 25. In goal, Saiyon Suzuki (Parma Calcio) took number 1, Geisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) will wear number 12, and Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) will guard the net with number 23.

Japan, which has declared its intention to challenge for the World Cup title, has been placed in Group F of the final tournament. Japan will face the Netherlands national team in the decisive Group F opener on the 15th of next month at 5 a.m. at the American Stadium in Dallas. Following that, they will play their second match against the Tunisia national team at 1 p.m. on the 21st at Estadio Monterrey in Mexico, before returning to the American Stadium in Dallas at 8 a.m. on the 26th for the final group stage match against the Sweden national team.

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