2022-2023 JAPAN HOME JERSEY

2022-23 Japan home jersey by Adidas. Group E of the 2022 FIFA World Cup began with Japan facing 2014 champions Germany. After an early penalty kick was converted by Germany's İlkay Gündoğan, Japan scored two second-half goals by Ritsu Dōan and Takuma Asano in a 2–1 win. Japan went on to finish 1st in their group and advanced to the knockout stages. During the round of 16 match, Daizen Maeda put The Samurai Blue ahead in the 43' minute after Japan kept surmounting pressure, eventually, Croatia equalized and the match ended in penalties. Another interesting thing to note was for the first time women referees officiated games at a major men's tournament, Yoshimi Yamashita from Japan became one of the first female referees to be appointed to a men's World Cup. This stunning football shirt features the iconic blue The Japan national football team wears along with geometric designs and detail throughout, it boldly displays the JFA's crest as well.