Goals from Takaaki Oba, Chikara Eguro and Ozu Moreira earned Japan victory over Saudi Arabia and Asia’s third and final ticket to Seychelles 2025.

Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium.

Given Japan have booked their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it may seem like there is little for them to play in the ...

After matchday eight of Asia's World Cup qualifiers, ESPN's writers answer the burning questions, provide analysis and break ...

This achievement made them the first team to qualify for the World Cup through the qualifiers. Despite this, Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu and player representatives emphasized a strong desire to ...

Japan will become the first qualifier to join co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico at the 2026 World Cup if it beats ...

The recent qualification of Japan for the 2026 World Cup marks a significant milestone not only in its sporting achievements but also as a reflection of the country’s gradual progression towards embra ...

Japan have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but they have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next ...

Japan have beaten the favourites 最有希望获胜者 USA 3-1 on penalties to become the first Asian nation to lift the FIFA Women's World ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the ...

Newly declassified diplomatic documents in South Korea show that in 1994, Japan's then-Foreign Minister Kono Yohei unofficially proposed that the two countries co-host the 2002 soccer World Cup.

Japan will become the first nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday if they defeat Bahrain at Saitama Stadium as ...