Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday. The runaway Asian Group C ...

SAITAMA, Japan — History has been ... play all of their matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup here. Two teams will get the final spots via a six-team tournament played out among one AFC team ...

The Blue Samari defeated Bahrain at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, Japan, on Thursday to book the team's spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is the first country outside of the three host nations ...

The legendary Japanese player, still going strong and playing at age 58, marvels at how far football has come in his country.

The 2026 World Cup will have a record 48 teams, and Japan became the first nation excluding the three hosts to secure a spot. Other teams could follow in the current international window. Next year's ...

The Samurai Blue have become the first nation to qualify for the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the USA alongside the co-hosts. Japan have become the first team to join co-hosts Canada, Mexico ...

The March calendar of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asia had come to an end after Matchdays 7 and 8. Group ...

Flying the flag for Japan in this year's FIFA Club World Cup is J1 League heavyweights Urawa Red Diamonds, who make their ...

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said on Thursday it would be "a bad idea" for FIFA to expand the World Cup to 64 nations ...

SAITAMA, Japan Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ...