QUICK ANSWER

Is Daichi Kamada in the World Cup 2026?

Yes — Daichi Kamada is in Japan's 26-man World Cup 2026 squad and plays his club football for Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Japan were knocked out in the Round of 32, so Daichi Kamada's World Cup 2026 is over.
KNOCKED OUT
Japan were eliminated in the Round of 32.
Daichi Kamada's World Cup 2026 is over.
● GROUP STAGE COMPLETE

Is Daichi Kamada playing today?

Japan have completed their Group F fixtures. Knockout-round opponent depends on other group results — see the live bracket for the projected path.

JAPAN · GROUP F · CRYSTAL PALACE

Daichi Kamada

TOP-100 · #94JAPANPL · CRYSTAL PALACE

Daichi Kamada carries Japan's World Cup hopes through Group F — model projects 5.0 pts-per-90 across the three group-stage fixtures.

ONSIDE AI · MODEL v5

PROJ PPG · MODEL
5.0
vs ALL OUTFIELDS IN TOP-100
0.07.0
HOW FAR DOES KAMADA GO?
ROUND OF 16
31%
QUARTER-FINAL
10%
SEMI-FINAL
5.2%
FINAL
1.3%
CHAMPION
0.3%

Cumulative probabilities · Updated each match · 60-min refresh

PHOTO · WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

TOURNAMENT STATS · UPDATES EVERY MATCH

Live stat sheet

Matches
pre-debut
Minutes
Goals
0
Assists
0
Clean Sheets
outfield
xG
pre-debut
Proj xP/90
5.0
model
Fantasy pts
0
Onside calc

Stats refresh after every match (60s ISR + football-data 15s upstream cache). xG is approximated until shot-level data ships; clean sheets currently track GKs only.

ONSIDE MODEL · TOURNAMENT IMPACT MAP

Kamada's match-by-match expected output

Per-match expected points combine the model's win probability for Japan, projected per-90 output, and assumed minutes share. Cells dim as the journey grows uncertain.

Knockout cells dashed to signal contingency · Click any group cell to open the prediction.

ONSIDE RADAR · WC 2026 MODEL

Daichi Kamada — the player profile

Japan #18 · Crystal Palace · PL regular

5-AXIS PROFILE
ATTACK53PLAYMAKING58TACTICAL73PHYSICAL71DEFENDING55
Daichi KamadaAverage pro · 75
ONSIDE MODEL · WC 2026 PROJECTION
EXP. GOALS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
EXP. ASSISTS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
xG / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
xA / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
MINUTES SHARE
85%
PL regular · high start prob
POSITION
Crystal Palace

Ratings synthesised by Onside's model from team rank + position cohort + recent fixtures. Refreshed every 60 minutes.

Daichi Kamada's group-stage fixtures

3 MATCHES · MODEL WIN-PROBABILITIES SHOWN

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