How many tackles Japan win, and who wins most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Ao Tanaka has won the most tackles for Japan in 2026, eight in eight appearances, 1.00 a game, ahead of Tsuyoshi Watanabe with six and Junya Ito with six, across all competitions.
Japan win more tackles away from home, 9.9 a game in their last 10 away games against 7.5 in their last 10 at home.
Japan won 13 tackles away at England on 31 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 7.2 across their nine games, and their fewest was none at home to Uruguay on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Tackles Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ao Tanaka | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Junya Ito | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 4 |
| Hiroki Ito | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 5 |
| Kaishu Sano | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 3 |
| Daizen Maeda | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 4 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 3 |
| Keito Nakamura | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 4 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 |
| Ritsu Doan | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Keisuke Goto | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Kodai Sano | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Kento Shiogai | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Ko Itakura | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Ayumu Seko | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Ayase Ueda | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Maya Yoshida | 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 |
| Shuto Machino | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| T. Hayakawa | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Koki Ogawa | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Zion Suzuki | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Japan | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Venezuela (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 0-4 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan tackles won | Over 2.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Japan tackles won | Over 3.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Japan tackles won | Over 4.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Japan tackles won | Over 5.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Japan tackles won | Over 6.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 2.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 3.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 4.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 5.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent tackles won | Over 6.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total tackles won | Over 4.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total tackles won | Over 6.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total tackles won | Over 8.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total tackles won | Over 10.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total tackles won | Over 12.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |