The Japan national football team won 0-4 against Tunisia on 2026-06-21. 56% of the team's historic goals are from Kansai players. The players from Kansai have a strong attacking mentality, which is a factor behind this phenomenon. This suggests that the players contributing to the team's victories are from the Kansai region. The Japan national football team will play against Sweden on 2026-06-25. | Opponent | Date | Venue | | Sweden | 2026-06-25 | Japan |

The team's victories are supported by the performance of players from Kansai. The coach of Football Life Fuego, who trained Takanori Hatanaka when he was a primary school student, commented, "Takanori was like that too, the kids who hate to lose shine." The Japan national football team's next game is against Sweden. Can they win?