Japan first nation to qualify for 2026 FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: The win guarantees Japan a top-two finish in the standings and sees them qualify for an eighth straight World Cup. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Japan became the first team to qualify......

World Cup '26: Japan, Iran top Asian qualifying charts

IMAGE: Japan's Koki Ogawa scores the first goal for Japan against China. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters Japan's march to the 2026 World Cup continued on Tuesday as Hajime Moriyasu's side handed......

Brazil's FIFA World Cup qualification hanging by a thread

Brazil shocked and other big upsets at World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday IMAGE: Brazil's Marquinhos and Estevao look dejected after their defeat to Paraguay in the South American World Cup......

Holders Qatar to host delayed Asian Cup as Gulf influence grows

IMAGE: The AFC Asian Cup will get underway on January 12. Photograph: Imad Creidi/Reuters Qatar returns to the spotlight on Friday little more than a year after the first World Cup held in the......

FIFA WC: Moriyasu to erase Jap pain from last WC

IMAGE: Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu celebrates after the match against Germany. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Hajime Moriyasu made no secret of his aim to lead Japan to the quarter-finals......