FIFA World Cup, 2010
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Japan squad 
Select team:
| Sqd | Player | Born | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yuki Abe | 06 Sep 1981 | Midfielder | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 7 | Yasuhito Endo | 28 Jan 1980 | Midfielder | Gamba Osaka |
| 17 | Makoto Hasebe | 18 Jan 1984 | Midfielder | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 18 | Keisuke Honda | 13 Jun 1986 | Midfielder | CSKA Moscow |
| 20 | Junichi Inamoto | 18 Sep 1979 | Midfielder | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 13 | Daiki Iwamasa | 30 Jan 1982 | Defender | Kashima Antlers |
| 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 15 Aug 1975 | Goalkeeper | Jubilo Iwata |
| 21 | Eiji Kawashima | 20 Mar 1983 | Goalkeeper | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 3 | Yūichi Komano | 25 Jul 1981 | Defender | Jubilo Iwata |
| 15 | Yasuyuki Konno | 25 Jan 1983 | Defender/Midfielder | FC Tokyo |
| 8 | Daisuke Matsui | 11 May 1981 | Midfielder | Grenoble |
| 19 | Takayuki Morimoto | 07 May 1988 | Forward | Catania |
| 5 | Yūto Nagatomo | 12 Sep 1986 | Defender | FC Tokyo |
| 14 | Kengo Nakamura | 31 Oct 1980 | Midfielder | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura | 24 Jun 1978 | Midfielder | Yokohama Marinos |
| 22 | Yuji Nakazawa | 25 Feb 1978 | Defender | Yokohama Marinos |
| 1 | Seigo Narazaki | 15 Apr 1976 | Goalkeeper | Nagoya Grampus |
| 9 | Shinji Okazaki | 16 Apr 1986 | Forward | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 16 | Yoshito Okubo | 09 Jun 1982 | Forward | Vissel Kobe |
| 11 | Keiji Tamada | 11 Apr 1980 | Forward | Nagoya Grampus |
| 4 | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 24 Apr 1981 | Defender | Nagoya Grampus |
| 6 | Atsuto Uchida | 27 Mar 1988 | Defender | Kashima Antlers |
| 12 | Kisho Yano | 05 Apr 1984 | Forward | Albirex Niigata |