Ritsu Doan

Ritsu Doan is a confirmed midfielder in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named on 15 May 2026 alongside Wataru Endo, Junya Itō, Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo, Ao Tanaka, Keito Nakamura and Kaishū Sano. The Eintracht Frankfurt right winger is 27 at kick-off and brings 64 senior Japan caps and 11 international goals into the squad, making this his second World Cup after the Round-of-16 run at Qatar 2022.

Japan face Netherlands, Tunisia and Sweden in Group F. The opener is against Netherlands at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on 14 June, with Moriyasu's side qualifying through AFC third-round Group C on 20 March 2025. Doan is listed among the eight midfielders in that final 26, and the page anchors searches for Ritsu Doan at World Cup 2026.

Doan is a right winger who cuts inside onto his stronger left foot to shoot — that right-channel threat is the core of his attacking profile. He has also shown dramatic late-substitute impact at international tournaments, with both of his Qatar 2022 goals coming from the bench.

Moriyasu's 3-4-2-1 builds through positional rotations in the final third, with sharp passing between the lines and six converted corners in the qualifying campaign. Doan is named in the midfield group alongside Endo, Itō, Kamada, Kubo, Tanaka, Nakamura and Sano.

Japan are a Tier 3 pick on the Goal Rush card at £17m within the game's £200m card budget. The Group F draw — Netherlands, Tunisia, Sweden — frames the early fixture window, paired with Moriyasu's 3-4-2-1 and the AFC third-round qualifying run.

Doan's relevance to that Japan team slot is the right-channel cut-inside threat and a Qatar 2022 substitute scoring record: two of his 11 international goals came as Group E sub equalisers against Germany and Spain. He is one of Japan's listed midfielders on the £17m pick.