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Projected roster. Final squads will be updated before the World Cup starts.
| Pos | Name | Detailed Pos | Club | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tomoki Hayakawa | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | |
| GK | Keisuke Osako | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | |
| GK | Zion Suzuki | Parma | Serie A | |
| DEF | Yuto Nagatomo | FC Tokyo | J1 League | |
| DEF | Shogo Taniguchi | Sint-Truidense VV | Belgian First Division A | |
| DEF | Ko Itakura | Ajax | Eredivisie | |
| DEF | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | |
| DEF | Takehiro Tomiyasu | Ajax | Eredivisie | |
| DEF | Hiroki Ito | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | |
| DEF | Ayumu Seko | Le Havre AC | Ligue 1 | |
| DEF | Yukinari Sugawara | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | |
| DEF | Junnosuke Suzuki | FC Copenhagen | Danish Superliga | |
| MID | Wataru Endo | Liverpool | Premier League | |
| MID | Daichi Kamada | Crystal Palace | Premier League | |
| MID | Ao Tanaka | Leeds United | Premier League | |
| MID | Kaishu Sano | Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | |
| MID | Junya Ito | KRC Genk | Belgian First Division A | |
| MID | Ritsu Doan | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | |
| MID | Takefusa Kubo | Real Sociedad | La Liga | |
| MID | Keito Nakamura | Stade de Reims | Ligue 1 | |
| FWD | Ayase Ueda | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | |
| FWD | Daizen Maeda | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | |
| FWD | Koki Ogawa | NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie | |
| FWD | Yuito Suzuki | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | |
| FWD | Keisuke Goto | Sint-Truidense VV | Belgian First Division A | |
| FWD | Kento Shiogai | VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga |
