WAM
20 Mar 2025, 20:25 GMT+10
TOKYO, 20th March, 2025 (WAM) -- Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA 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 Stadium, Reuters reported.
Midfielder Kamada came off the bench to put Japan in front after 66 minutes and Kubo added the second three minutes from time to keep the Samurai Blue in pole position in Group C of Asia's preliminaries.
The result means Japan continues to lead Group C by nine points from second-placed Australia, who overcame an early scare to thrash Indonesia 5-1 in Sydney in Patrick Kluivert's first game in charge of the visitors.
Saudi Arabia host China in the remaining Group C game in Riyadh later on Thursday.
In Group B, South Korea and Oman drew 1-1 at Goyang Stadium.
With this result, South Korea raised their score to 15 points at the top of the group, and Oman's score to 7 points in fourth place.
Get a daily dose of Manila Metro news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Manila Metro.
More InformationSEATTLE/WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
TOKYO, 20th March, 2025 (WAM) -- Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and...
New Delhi [India] March 20 (ANI): Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva on the ball in IPL 2025. The decision was made by IPL following...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central...
(250320) -- URUMQI, March 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Shi Jifang welcomes a customer at a hair salon in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang...
Ottawa [Canada], March 20 (ANI): China has executed four Canadian nationals on drug-related charges, a move that has drawn strong condemnation...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Severe storms and tornadoes continued to threaten parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and several Mid-Atlantic...
As Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday heralding a new ground invasion, a UN building was destroyed in a bombing, killing one...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Johns Hopkins University announced this week that it will cut over 2,000 jobs in the U.S. and other countries. This...
LA MALBAIE, Canada: The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. government has placed more than 1,300 Voice of America (VOA) employees on leave and slashed funding for...
WASHINGTON, D.C./SEATTLE: Boeing is facing mounting scrutiny after a series of safety lapses and manufacturing issues, with U.S. Transportation...