The Japan national football team, nicknamed the Samurai Blue, represents Japan in men's international football, administered by the Japan Football Association, and has become one of the strongest national teams in Asian football since the professionalization of the domestic J.League in 1993, winning multiple AFC Asian Cup continental championships and qualifying for consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments since 1998, including notable upset victories over Germany and Spain at the 2022 World Cup. Playing in blue shirts, the team's rise has been closely tied to the broader development of organized professional football infrastructure and youth development systems in Japan since the J.League's founding.
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The national team has qualified for every FIFA World Cup since 1998, advancing to the knockout stage in 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022 and 2026 being the most knockout appearances of any team in Asia.
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