The European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will run from March to November 2025, with the play-offs for the remaining finals places taking place in March 2026. The groups involving teams ...

The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America with an expanded field ... and they’re dominating CONMEBOL qualifying, while Japan have already qualified from the Asian Football Confederation and New ...

March 22 (Reuters) - After celebrating qualification for an eighth consecutive World Cup finals with beaming smiles and high fives, Japan shifted focus towards becoming the first Asian side to win ...

Japan became the first country to qualify for the 2026 men’s World Cup after it beat Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo were ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu's side a 2-0 win over Bahrain at ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia. Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo scored in ...

Japan's national soccer team has defeated Bahrain in Asian qualifiers, becoming the first non-host squad to clinch a slot at next year's World Cup. It will be the Samurai Blue's eighth straight ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu's side a 2-0 win over Bahrain at Saitama ...

In front of nearly 60,000 fans, Kubo added another in the 87th minute as Japan sealed their berth in style. It will be their eighth straight World Cup appearance. "I'm relieved that we could ...

(Reuters) - Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu's side a 2-0 win over ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- With three games still to go in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Japan have sealed qualification -- the first team to do so all across the globe ...