Participation of Japan's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
See also: Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup
Japan have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions, the first being in 1998 where they lost all three group games and finished in 31st position. Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever goal in a World Cup match against Jamaica on 26 June 1998 in a 2–1 defeat.[1] Keisuke Honda became the first Japanese player to score in three world cups: 2010, 2014, 2018.[2]
Japan made their seventh and most recent appearance at the finals at the 2022 tournament in Qatar. In 2018, Japan became the first ever Asian nation to beat a side from South America, after they won 2–1 against Colombia in the group stage. The team has progressed to the round of 16 on four occasions, 2002 (as join-hosts), 2010, 2018 and 2022.
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^"Super sub Honda makes history with goal against Senegal". Kyodo News. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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