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 ...

Japan became the first nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup during the March window, securing passage to North America via a 2-0 win over Bahrain. Australia, meanwhile, remain well-placed to ...

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 have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but they have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year's tournament after dominating in Asian qualifying. HT Image Hajime ...

[Representational photo]: This will be Japan’s first ever appearance in any cricket world cup © Getty Wicketkeeper-batsman Marcus Thurgate will lead Japan in the ...

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Yukari Kinga, a member of Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup-winning team, will retire at the end of this season, her WE League football club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina ...

Vietnam is aiming for gold at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Suzuki World Cup 2025, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on April 26 and 27. The national team have been practising ...

Japan have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but they have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year’s tournament after dominating in Asian qualifying. Hajime Moriyasu ...

An extra-time penalty secured a 1-1 draw for Vietnam against Japan in the second group stage fixture of ... runners-up will advance to the quarterfinals and qualify for the U17 World Cup.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian national team player, Calvin Verdonk, believes that the Garuda team has a chance to win against Japan in the final match of the third round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers ...

Women's pro football is historically much more recent. The first women's football team in Japan was formed in 1966. That only 4 years before the first Women's World Cup. Men have over a century to ...