How many passes Japan complete, and who completes most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Hiroki Ito has completed the most passes for Japan in 2026, 314 in nine appearances, 34.89 a game, ahead of Ao Tanaka with 286 and Daichi Kamada with 246, across all competitions.
Japan complete more passes away from home, 427.8 a game in their last 10 away games against 418.6 in their last 10 at home.
Japan completed 537 passes away at Scotland on 28 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 373.2 across their nine games, and their fewest was 193 at home to Uruguay on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Passes | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroki Ito | 9 | 314 | 34.89 |
| Ao Tanaka | 8 | 286 | 35.75 |
| Ayumu Seko | 8 | 282 | 35.25 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 268 | 29.78 |
| Ko Itakura | 5 | 241 | 48.20 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 7 | 234 | 33.43 |
| Keito Nakamura | 10 | 191 | 19.10 |
| Kaishu Sano | 6 | 184 | 30.67 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 178 | 44.50 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 6 | 171 | 28.50 |
| Zion Suzuki | 8 | 127 | 15.88 |
| Ritsu Doan | 10 | 127 | 12.70 |
| Junya Ito | 9 | 118 | 13.11 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 8 | 110 | 13.75 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 | 77 | 38.50 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 5 | 76 | 15.20 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 74 | 12.33 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 70 | 35.00 |
| Daizen Maeda | 6 | 58 | 9.67 |
| Ayase Ueda | 10 | 55 | 5.50 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 | 50 | 12.50 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1 | 41 | 41.00 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 33 | 16.50 |
| T. Hayakawa | 3 | 33 | 11.00 |
| Kodai Sano | 2 | 31 | 15.50 |
| Shuto Nakano | 1 | 28 | 28.00 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | 1 | 24 | 24.00 |
| Keisuke Goto | 5 | 23 | 4.60 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 22 | 22.00 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 1 | 20 | 20.00 |
| Koki Ogawa | 6 | 16 | 2.67 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 | 15 | 15.00 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 1 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Leo Kokubo | 1 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 1 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 2 | 11 | 5.50 |
| Yuki Soma | 2 | 11 | 5.50 |
| Shuto Machino | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| Kento Shiogai | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| Kaina Tanimura | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Koki Kumasaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Japan | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Venezuela (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 415 | 381 | 796 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 193 | 176 | 369 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 261 | 625 | 886 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 379 | 312 | 691 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 0-4 | 521 | 284 | 805 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 287 | 464 | 751 |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 510 | 396 | 906 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 256 | 641 | 897 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 537 | 410 | 947 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 285 | 245 | 530 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan accurate passes | Over 300.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan accurate passes | Over 325.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan accurate passes | Over 350.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan accurate passes | Over 375.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan accurate passes | Over 400.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate passes | Over 300.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent accurate passes | Over 325.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate passes | Over 350.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate passes | Over 375.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate passes | Over 400.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total accurate passes | Over 700.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate passes | Over 725.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate passes | Over 750.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate passes | Over 775.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate passes | Over 800.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |