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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka meets the press in Houston on June 30, 2026, following the team's 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (L) is pictured following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka arrives at the team's accommodation facility in Houston on June 29, 2026, following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka lies on the pitch while Brazil players celebrate their 2-1 victory in a football World Cup round of 32 match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (L) and Ko Itakura are pictured following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (7) is dejected after Brazil scores a second-half injury-time winner in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Ao Tanaka (7) and Japan teammates are dejected following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Ao Tanaka (2nd from R) and Japan teammates are pictured following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a round of 32 World Cup football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Ao Tanaka (2nd from R) and Japan teammates are pictured following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a round of 32 World Cup football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (7) is challenged by Brazil's Rayan in second-half stoppage time in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (7) is challenged by Brazil's Rayan in second-half stoppage time in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (L) is pictured with assistant coach Hiroshi Nanami following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Yuto Nagatomo (5) consoles Ao Tanaka after a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Yuto Nagatomo (5) consoles Ao Tanaka after a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (7) is dejected following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Matheus Cunha (L) consoles Japan's Ao Tanaka after Brazil's 2-1 victory in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (7) is dejected following a 2-1 loss to Brazil in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Brazil's Rayan (L) steals the ball from Japan's Ao Tanaka in second-half stoppage time in a World Cup round of 32 football match at Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (R) attempts a shot during the second half of a World Cup Group F football match against Sweden at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 25, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (R) attempts a shot during the second half of a World Cup Group F football match against Sweden at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 25, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (7) attempts a shot during the second half of a World Cup Group F football match against Sweden at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 25, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (7) attempts a shot during the second half of a World Cup Group F football match against Sweden at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 25, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka (R) and Sweden's Anthony Elanga vie for the ball in the first half of a World Cup Group F football match at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 25, 2026.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan's Ao Tanaka speaks to the press following a training session in Dallas, Texas, on June 24, 2026, ahead of a World Cup football group match against Sweden.

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Football: Championship

Leeds United's Ao Tanaka (R) and Stoke City's Ali Al-Hamadi vie for the ball during a Championship football match in Leeds, England, on April 21, 2025.

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Football: Championship

Leeds United's Ao Tanaka passes the ball during a Championship football match against Stoke City in Leeds, England, on April 21, 2025.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (R) fends off a Saudi Arabian player in the first half of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, eastern Japan, on March 25, 2025.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (17) plays in the first half of a 2026 football World Cup final-round Asian qualifier against China in Xiamen, China, on Nov. 19, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (top) vies for the ball in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Fortuna Dusseldorf's Ao Tanaka (R) vies for the ball with Tim Oermann of Bochum during the first half of the second leg of the promotion/relegation playoffs in the German Bundesliga on May 27, 2024, in Dusseldorf.

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Football: German Bundesliga

Fortuna Dusseldorf's Ao Tanaka (front L) vies for the ball with Keven Schlotterbeck of Bochum (R) during the first half of the second leg of the promotion/relegation playoffs in the German Bundesliga on May 27, 2024, in Dusseldorf.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (front) runs after opening the scoring in the first half of a second-round Asian football World Cup qualifier against North Korea at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 21, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (17) is congratulated by teammates after opening the scoring in the first half of a second-round Asian football World Cup qualifier against North Korea at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 21, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (2nd from L) is congratulated by teammates after opening the scoring in the first half of a second-round Asian football World Cup qualifier against North Korea at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 21, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (C) celebrates after opening the scoring in the first half of a second-round Asian football World Cup qualifier against North Korea at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 21, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (C) opens the scoring in the first half of a second-round Asian football World Cup qualifier against North Korea at Tokyo's National Stadium on March 21, 2024.

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Football: German Cup

Ao Tanaka (bottom) of Fortuna Dusseldorf scores a goal during the first half of extra time in a German Cup quarterfinal football match against St. Pauli on Jan. 30, 2024, in Hamburg, Germany.

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Football: German Cup

Ao Tanaka of Fortuna Dusseldorf scores a goal during a penalty shootout in a German Cup quarterfinal football match against St. Pauli on Jan. 30, 2024, in Hamburg, Germany.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Thailand

Japan's Ao Tanaka (C) celebrates with teammates after opening the scoring during the second half of an international football friendly against Thailand at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Thailand

Japan's Ao Tanaka (C) opens the scoring during the second half of an international football friendly against Thailand at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2024.

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Football: friendly between Japan and Canada

Japan's Ao Tanaka celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of a football friendly against Canada at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Football: friendly between Japan and Canada

Japan's Ao Tanaka (front) scores a goal during the second half of an international football friendly against Canada at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Football: friendly between Japan and Canada

Japan's Ao Tanaka (L) scores a goal during the second half of an international football friendly against Canada at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Football: friendly between Japan and Canada

Japan's Ao Tanaka celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of an international football friendly against Canada at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Football: friendly between Japan and Canada

Japan's Ao Tanaka (L) scores a goal during the first half of an international football friendly against Canada at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Football: friendly between Japan and Canada

Japan's Ao Tanaka (L) scores a goal during the first half of an international football friendly against Canada at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on Oct. 13, 2023.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Canada

Japan's Ao Tanaka participates in a training camp in Chiba near Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2023, ahead of an international football friendly against Canada in Niigata on Oct. 13.

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Football: Japan-Germany friendly

Ao Tanaka (2nd from L) scores the fourth goal for Japan in second-half injury time during an international friendly football match against Germany in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Sept. 9, 2023.

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(SP)GERMANY-WOLFSBURG-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH -GERMANY VS JAPAN

(230910) -- FRANKFURT, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tanaka Ao (top) of Japan celebrates after scoring during a friendly match between Germany and Japan in Wolfsburg, Germany, Sept. 9, 2023. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)

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(SP)GERMANY-WOLFSBURG-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY MATCH -GERMANY VS JAPAN

(230910) -- FRANKFURT, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tanaka Ao (R) of Japan shoots to score during a friendly match between Germany and Japan in Wolfsburg, Germany, Sept. 9, 2023. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)