How many long balls Japan complete, and who completes most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Zion Suzuki has completed the most long balls for Japan in 2026, 28 in eight appearances, 3.50 a game, ahead of Hiroki Ito with 18 and Daichi Kamada with 13, across all competitions.
Japan complete more long balls away from home, 23.4 a game in their last 10 away games against 16.0 in their last 10 at home.
Japan completed 24 long balls away at Brazil on 29 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 15.7 across their nine games, and their fewest was 10 at home to Venezuela on 28 September.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Suzuki | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 8 |
| Hiroki Ito | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 7 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 6 |
| Ayumu Seko | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 7 |
| Keito Nakamura | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 7 |
| T. Hayakawa | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 2 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Ko Itakura | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 |
| Ao Tanaka | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 5 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 6 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 5 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 3 |
| Junya Ito | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 3 |
| Kaishu Sano | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Ritsu Doan | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Kodai Sano | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Shuto Machino | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Keisuke Goto | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Daizen Maeda | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leo Kokubo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kaina Tanimura | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shuto Nakano | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Koki Kumasaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yuki Soma | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kento Shiogai | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Koki Ogawa | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ayase Ueda | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Japan | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Venezuela (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 0-4 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 12 | 24 | 36 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 28 | 20 | 48 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Japan accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Japan accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Japan accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 12.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 14.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 25.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |