The Japanese coach Zico announced his 23-man squad on May 15, 2006 for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The Japanese World Cup squad represents a fine blend of young talents and experienced campaigners, having as many as 11 players from the 2002 World Cup squad when the team reached to the second round.
Goalkeepers
Yoichi Doi
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Seigo Narazaki
Defenders
Akira Kaji
Yuichi Komano
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Captain)
Koji Nakata
Yuji Nakazawa
Alessandro Santos (Alex)
Makoto Tanaka
Keisuke Tsuboi
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Midfielders
Hidetoshi Nakata
Shunsuke Nakamura
Shinji Ono
Junichi Inamoto
Takashi Fukunishi
Yasuhito Endo
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Forwards
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Naohiro Takahara
Seiichiro Maki
Masashi Oguro
Keiji Tamada
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