Group F
Japan
Ritsu Dōan (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Dōan scored two goals at the 2022 World Cup, including a last-minute winner against Germany, which proved crucial to Japan making it through to the knockout stages against the odds.
- The attacking midfielder, who can also play on the right wing, recorded 27 goals and 23 assists in three Bundesliga seasons at Freiburg, before making the switch to Frankfurt last summer.
- Injuries restricted Ito's Bundesliga starts to 10 during the 2025/26 season.
- The versatile defender made a cameo appearance in Bayern's 3-0 win over Stuttgart in the 2026 DFB Cup final, lifting the trophy for the first time in his career.
- He has 25 caps for Japan, with his lone international goal coming against Peru in June 2023.
