Japan World Cup Roster

The following is the preliminary roster for Japan's 2010 World Cup soccer team that will take the pitch in South Africa. Countries can currently have up to 30 players on the roster, but will have to submit their final 23-player rosters to FIFA by June 4. (The World Cup starts on June 11.)

Scroll to the bottom of the page to access the rosters for all 32 teams. And be sure to stay with FanHouse for complete coverage from South Africa, as columnist Kevin Blackistone and soccer editor Brian Straus will be on location in Africa for the duration of the tournament.

Japan World Cup Roster

Player	Date of Birth	Club
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (GK)	15.08.1975	Jubilo Iwata (JPN)
Eiji Kawashima (GK)	20.03.1983	Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)
Seigo Narazaki (GK)	15.04.1976	Nagoya Grampus (JPN)
Yuki Abe	06.09.1981	Urawa Reds (JPN)
Yasuhito Endo	28.01.1980	Gamba Osaka (JPN)
Makoto Hasebe	18.01.1984	Wolfsburg (GER)
Keisuke Honda	13.06.1986	CSKA Moscow (RUS)
Junichi Inamoto	18.09.1979	Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)
Naohiro Ishikawa	12.05.1981	FC Tokyo (JPN)
Daiki Iwamasa	30.01.1982	Kashima Antlers (JPN)
Shinji Kagawa	17.03.1989	Cerezo Osaka (JPN)
Yuichi Komano	25.07.1981	Jubilo Iwata (JPN)
Yasuyuki Konno	25.01.1983	FC Tokyo (JPN)
Ryoichi Maeda	09.10.1980	Jubilo Iwata (JPN)
Tomoaki Makino	11.05.1987	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)
Daisuke Matsui	11.05.1981	Grenoble (FRA)
Takayuki Morimoto	07.05.1988	Catania (ITA)
Yuto Nagatamo	12.09.1986	FC Tokyo (JPN)
Kengo Nakamura	31.10.1980	Kawasaki Frontale (JPN)
Shunsuke Nakamura	24.06.1978	Yokohama F Marinos (JPN)
Yuji Nakazawa	25.02.1978	Yokohama F Marinos (JPN)
Mitsuo Ogasawara	05.04.1979	Kasima Antlers (JPN)
Shinji Okazaki	16.04.1986	Shimizu S-Pulse (JPN)
Yoshito Okubo	09.06.1982	Vissel Kobe (JPN)
Keiji Tamada	11.04.1980	Nagoya Grampus (JPN)
Marcus Tulio Tanaka	24.04.1981	Nagoya Grampus (JPN)
Tatsuya Tanaka	27.11.1982	Urawa Reds (JPN)
Yuhei Tokunaga	25.09.1983	FC Tokyo (JPN)
Atsuto Uchida	27.03.1988	Kashima Antlers (JPN)
Kisho Yano	05.04.1984	Albirex Niigata (JPN)