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Premier League stars Kaoru Mitoma and Wataru Endo both scored as Japan thrashed China 7-0 on Thursday (Sep 5) to start the third round of Asian World Cup qualifiers with a statement win.
KUALA LUMPUR: Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia were all drawn together on Thursday (Jun 27) in the third stage of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in a "group of death" that also includes China.
Paulo Bento has called on his UAE squad to improve considerably for the step up in competition in the next round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup, after they concluded an unbeaten second phase campaign on Tuesday night.
MELBOURNE : Australia coach Graham Arnold has challenged his players to eclipse the nation's record 11-game winning streak in World Cup qualifying to ease their passage to the 2026 finals in North America.
HONG KONG: China squeezed into the third and final round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup despite suffering a 1-0 defeat at South Korea on Tuesday (Jun 11), with Indonesia also progressing on a night of drama.
India's first-choice goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was on Sunday named the captain of the team for the must-win 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Qatar. India will play hosts Qatar in the return fixture at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday. The India senior men's team landed in Doha on Saturday night for the match in which a win could pave the way for a maiden entry into the third round of World Cup qualifiers. Head coach Igor Stimac had named a 23-member squad for the fixture. Apart from Sunil Chhetri, who retired after his last game for the country against Kuwait on Thursday, defenders Amey Ranawade, Lalchungnunga and Subhasish Bose did not travel to Qatar.
Japan look poised to reach the final stage of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup without kicking a ball after FIFA said their match at North Korea will not be rescheduled. North Korea were supposed to stage the qualifier on Tuesday in the capital Pyongyang but five days before the game officials abruptly said the isolated country could not play host without giving a reason. On Friday the Asian Football Confederation said the match was off and at the weekend FIFA said it "shall neither be played nor rescheduled", citing lack of space in the international football calendar.
Paulo Bento said he was pleased with the UAE’s win in their 2026 World Cup qualifier against Yemen, but called for his side to improve if they are to secure progress to the third round at the earliest opportunity next week.