Team Information
U-16 Japan National Team
FIFA Ranking: 26th
Appearances in major tournaments:
FIFA World Cup - 6
FIFA U-20 World Cup - 10
FIFA U-17 World Cup - 8
Japan will be seeking to earn their third title after winning the inaugural title in 2015 and the tournament in 2017. The U-16 Japan National Team consists players who are highly regarded as the candidates to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The members who competed at the 2015 edition of this tournament featured players like HASHIOKA Daiki (Urawa Reds), and SAITO Mitsuki (Shonan Bellmare), who are currently named in the U-22 squad ahead of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Also, KUBO Takefusa (F.C. Tokyo), who was recently named into the senior squad, participated in this tournament in 2016. The players competing in this year’s tournament will play against three other teams with very different styles of football. Their growth as a team and as an individual will certainly lead Japan to great success in the future events.
