in front of a giant photo of Japan's World Cup-winning team. Miyamoto was captain of the Japan men's team when they co-hosted ...

Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi was called up by Japan for the first time in a year Thursday as they prepare to face Indonesia and China in World Cup qualifying. The 29-year-old joins Celtic team-mates ...

Crystal Palace midfielder Daichi Kamada said an eighth straight World Cup appearance will be within Japan's grasp if it ... with the top two teams securing direct passage to the 2026 World Cup ...

It makes the next fixture, at home against Saudi Arabia in a month’s time, incredibly important in terms of trying to qualify directly as one of the top two in this six-team group. The crowd is ...

monopolising -- alongside Japan, South Korea and Iran -- places at the World Cup during its 32-team era. And with qualification for 2026 already looking almost certain, these two fixtures would ...

Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images In Japan, Saudi Arabia and Australia, it consisted three of the six teams that had represented Asia at the last World Cup. In a previous era, one of these usual ...

entertain China in Adelaide while Bahrain host Indonesia but all are in the shadow of a dominant Japan team that are already favorites to secure qualification for an eighth consecutive World Cup.

HONG KONG, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan handed Saudi Arabia a 2-0 defeat in Jeddah on Thursday as Hajime Moriyasu's side continued their march towards the World Cup with ... Casas' team a 1-0 win ...

The Indonesian U-20 national team has arrived at Haneda Airport, Tokyo, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, for U-20 Asian Cup. What ...

Japan is setting its sights on hosting the 2031 Women's World Cup, aiming to reignite the passion for women's football in a country that once celebrated its world champions in 2011. But what led to ...

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma and Australia's Cameron Burgess, center, in the air, compete for the ball during the World Cup 2026 Group C qualifying soccer match ... was his national team understudy ...