Japan is the leading team in Asia at 15th in the FIFA rankings and tops Group C of World Cup 2026 qualifiers, with an ...

The FIFA World Cup has been expanded to a 48-team competition for 2026. Here's a list of the nations that have made the cut.

Japan resume the third round of AFC World Cup qualifying with three players aiming to nail down the role of starting striker.

Australia and Saudi Arabia play a crucial World Cup qualifier in Melbourne on Thursday while Japan and South Korea can take a ...

Japan's march to the 2026 FIFA World Cup will meet two major hurdles in Saudi Arabia and Australia over the next week.

Hajime Moriyasu’s Japan will then need to face down another hostile crowd when they travel to Xiamen on Tuesday to play China. “If you look at the Fifa rankings and the games in the World Cup ...

Joshua Kimmich says the national team’s 2022 protest of the ban on pro-LGBTQ+ armbands at World Cup wasn’t a good image.

World Cup. (Photo by Maja Hitij - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images ... against an opponent that is yet to be announced. Japan's players at the 2022 Women's Asian Cup. They came third at the tournament.

The result mirrors that in November 2021 during the third round of AFC qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup when Australia and Saudi Arabia ... and Saudi Arabia four points adrift of group leader ...