BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Bahrain on Thursday, while China suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Saudi Arabia ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Bahrain on Thursday, while China suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Saudi Arabia to remain bottom of its group.

And while two members of that old guard in Japan and Iran ... their 2-0 win over China. The wins moved Australia to within touching distance of a place at the 2026 World Cup, realistically only ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- With three games still to go in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Japan have sealed ... 5, 2024: Japan 7-0 China Just as they did in the previous ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea were held but still ... one clear of Saudi Arabia and four of Indonesia, Bahrain and China. The top two go ...