Japan top scorers 2026
A. Ueda was Japan's top scorer at the 2026 World Cup with 2 goals.
⚽ Japan Top Scorers · World Cup 2026
Japan scored 8 goals in 4 matches and went out at the round of 32. 6 different players got on the scoresheet.
Final tournament data · updated July 21, 2026
A. Ueda finished outside the top 20 of the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot race, won by Kylian Mbappé with 10 goals. See the full Golden Boot table →
🗓 Japan's 2026 World Cup, match by match
Japan played 4 matches at the 2026 World Cup: 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 8 and conceding 5.
- DGroup Stage - 12–2away to Netherlands
- WGroup Stage - 24–0away to Tunisia
- DGroup Stage - 31–1vs Sweden
- LRound of 321–2away to Brazil
⭐ Standout players
Potential lineup · 4-3-3
Estimate (4-3-3) based on our rating and the squad list. Not the official lineup.
Full squad
A regular in the knockouts; beat Germany and Spain in the Qatar 2022 group stage.
FAQ — Japan Top Scorers
Who was Japan's top scorer at the 2026 World Cup?+
A. Ueda was Japan's top scorer at the 2026 World Cup with 2 goals. 6 Japan players scored in total.
How many goals did Japan score at the 2026 World Cup?+
Japan scored 8 goals at the 2026 World Cup across 4 matches and went out at the round of 32. That works out at 2.00 goals per match.
Who won the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot?+
Kylian Mbappé (France) won the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot with 10 goals. Japan's best was A. Ueda on 2 goals. When players finish level on goals the award is decided by assists, then by fewest minutes played.