Shogun Soccer

2026 World Cup: Japan vs. Brazil & overall tournament review

Near the bottom percentile of all possibilities

Jul 3 • Ryo Nakagawara

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June 2026

2026 World Cup (Round of 32): Japan vs. Brazil Preview

The long awaited rematch of the Samurai Blue and the Seleção at the World Cup

Jun 28 • Ryo Nakagawara

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2026 World Cup (Group F): Tunisia vs. Japan Review

Emphatic win to settle the nerves & doubts

Jun 23 • Ryo Nakagawara

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2026 World Cup (Group F): Netherlands vs. Japan Review

A hard fought point but could it have been more?

Jun 18 • Ryo Nakagawara

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Wataru Endo drops out of the Japan squad due to injury

Exploring the fall-out & Hajime Moriyasu's thinking

Jun 12 • Ryo Nakagawara

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Some quick thoughts after the Japan vs. Iceland friendly.

Final preparations heading into the 2026 World Cup!

Jun 2 • Ryo Nakagawara

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April 2026

Shogun Soccer Scouting #20: Shuto Nagano

Versatile, Build-up Leader playing all across the Back 3!

Apr 21 • Ryo Nakagawara

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The Japan National Team heading into the FIFA World Cup! (Post-March 2026 Window)

What did we learn from the Scotland & England friendlies?

Apr 2 • Ryo Nakagawara

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March 2026

A Quick, Early Look at a Few Under-20 Players in the 100 Year Vision J.League So Far!

Vision of the Future

Mar 17 • Ryo Nakagawara

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January 2026

Shogun Soccer Scouting #19: Rion Ichihara (Part 2)

Another look at the potential star Center Back, two years on.

Jan 28 • Ryo Nakagawara

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A Deep Dive on Shion Shinkawa's Off-The-Ball Movement

Scanning, staying on a defender's blind-side, double-movements, & other details!

Jan 16 • Ryo Nakagawara

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Shogun Soccer Scouting #18: Satoshi Tanaka

A quick & short review of Fortuna Düsseldorf's new Japanese midfielder to start off 2026!

Jan 6 • Ryo Nakagawara

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