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ARAKI Yusuke

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IIDA Jumpei

KANEMATSU Haruna

KASAHARA Hiroki

KOIZUMI Asaka

NAGAMINE Koki

OHASHI Yusuke

SUGINO Azusa

TAKASAKI Koji

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ASADA Takeshi

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BOZONO Makoto

HASEGAWA Masaru

IKKI Chihiro

MICHIYAMA Satoshi

MIHARA Jun

NAKAMOTO Saki

NISHIHASHI Isao

SONE Miu

TAKAGI Takumi

TAKEBE Yosuke

UMEDA Tomoyuki

WATANABE Kota

FUJITA Takeshi

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HIRUMA Kumi

IKEDA Yukihiro

OYA Tsubasa

SAITO Kana

WAKIDA Eita

YAMAMOTO Mari

HAMABE Atsunobu

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HATANO Yuichi

MATSUDA Takuma

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Tsuneyasu MIYAMOTO

Kazuyuki NISHIHARA

Takeshi OKADA

Yoshikazu NONOMURA

Kazuyuki YUKAWA

Masashi FUKUDA

Tsuyoshi NISHIMOTO

Hideki KATO

Masanaga KAGEYAMA

Hajime MORIYASU

Nils NIELSEN

Kenji OGIYA

Shoji AKIE

Rika KIKUSHIMA

Tsuyoshi KITAZAWA

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These are some of the latest news articles, images and videos related to the association.

Hiroyuki Ito, Japan's lucky charm at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup™

Japanese fan Hiroyuki Ito travelled to the Seychelles for his sixth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with this superfan instrumental in promoting the sport in the Land of the Rising Sun. 

Japan v Seychelles: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 Group A

FIFA Football Executive Programme for MAs creates significant impact in Asia and Oceania

Young executives from FIFA Member Associations (MAs) in Asia and Oceania have completed the year-long FIFA Football Executive Programme (FEP) which aims to further professionalise and develop top-level football administration globally. 

A general view of Football Executive Programme for Asia and Oceania MAs 

Asian strength at FIFA Club World Cup™ “proof” of tournament’s global nature, FIFA President tells Asian Football Confederation Congress

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told the 35th AFC Congress the broad cross-section of countries represented by the confederation’s players at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is “further proof” of FIFA’s “desire to make football truly global”.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers a video message to the 35th AFC Congress 2025

Fruits of FIFA Forward-backed youth leagues behind Japan’s FIFA World Cup 26™ qualification

Takefusa Kubo one of 10 members of the Samurai Blue squad that secured FIFA World Cup 26™ qualification after emerging from Japan’s productive youth league system

Takefusa Kubo (C) of Japan celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier Group C match between Japan and Bahrain at Saitama Stadium

Japan book first ticket to game-changing FIFA World Cup 26™

Japan have become the first nation to book their place at the FIFA World Cup 26™ through confederation qualifying, having sealed their spot with a 2-0 victory over Bahrain. 

Japanese players celebrate qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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