Men, never.
Women, once.
4 times
Eiji Kawashima had played 56 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Atsuto Uchida had played 68 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Gōtoku Sakai had played 12 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Keisuke Honda had played 56 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Yuto Nagatomo had played 70 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Masato Morishige had played 10 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Yasuhito Endō had played 144 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Hiroshi Kiyotake had played 25 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Shinji Okazaki had played 76 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Shinji Kagawa had played 57 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Yoichiro Kakitani had played 12 times for Japan before the 2014 FIFA World Cup.