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Japan captain Wataru Endo in race against time to pass World Cup opener fitness test

Japan captain Wataru Endo is in a race to be fit for their World Cup opener against the Netherlands on Sunday, leaving coach Hajime Moriyasu "praying" he makes it.
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World Cup Group F preview: Netherlands real contenders as Japan and Sweden provide threat

The 2026 World Cup gets underway on June 11th when co-hosts Mexico take on South Africa in the tournament opener. Over the coming days, Flashscore will preview every pool in depth, with this piece looking at Group F.
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Maya Yoshida gets send-off as Japan edge Iceland in farewell friendly

Koki Ogawa scored an 87th-minute winner as Japan signed off for the FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 friendly victory over Iceland in Tokyo for a sixth successive win, and a third in as many H2Hs.
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Former Arsenal defender Tomiyasu feels Japan 'responsibility' at World Cup

Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu said Thursday he felt a "responsibility" to perform for Japan at the World Cup after being called up following long stretches out through injury.
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Ronaldo & Al Nassr suffer more misery as Gamba Osaka win Asian Champions League Two

Japan's Gamba Osaka beat Al Nassr 1-0 in the Asian Champions ⁠League Two final to deny Cristiano Ronaldo and the Saudi Pro League leaders in ‌the continent's second-tier competition in Riyadh on Saturday.
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Kubo aiming to lead Japan to World Cup glory with Mitoma out of tournament

Japan's Takefusa Kubo has vowed to fill the World Cup void left by Kaoru Mitoma, who will miss the tournament with a heartbreaking late hamstring injury.
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Tomiyasu named in Japan's World Cup squad, Mitoma ruled out with injury

Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has been included in Japan's World Cup squad by head coach Hajime Moriyasu despite not ⁠playing for the 'Samurai Blue' for almost two years due to a series of injuries.
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Kaoru Mitoma's World Cup in doubt after suffering potential hamstring injury

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma could face a battle to be fit for next month's World Cup after suffering an apparent hamstring injury while playing in the English Premier League on Saturday.
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Hosts Saudi Arabia draw all-Arab group as Qatar face Japan at 2027 Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia will host ⁠the 2027 Asian Cup in an all-Arab Group A, while two-time ‌defending champions Qatar face Japan, after Saturday’s ‌draw in Riyadh.
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Socceroos to face Graham Arnold's Iraq at 2027 Asian Cup

The Socceroos learned of their three Group D opponents overnight and face a potential meeting with defending champions Qatar or Asian powerhouses Japan in the semi-finals.

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Feyenoord standout Ayase Ueda reportedly set for Premier League move

Feyenoord are reportedly set to lose top scorer Ayase Ueda, with a host of Premier League clubs looking to snap up the Japanese striker.
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Matthias Jaissle savours historic win after Al Ahli retain Asian Champions League

Coach Matthias Jaissle praised his Al Ahli players after the Saudi Pro League side became the first club ⁠in more than two decades to win back-to-back Asian Champions League Elite titles with Saturday's 1-0 win over Japan's Machida Zelvia.
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Al Ahli edge Machida Zelvia to claim back-to-back Asian Champions League titles

Al Ahli became the first club in more than two decades to win back-to-back Asian Champions League titles when they overcame Japan's Machida Zelvia 1-0 in extra time in Jeddah on Saturday.
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Australia misses out on additional slot in expanded Champions League

Clubs from Saudi Arabia and Japan are due to ⁠see their slots in the Asian Champions League Elite increased to five from next season after the Asian ‌Football Confederation said on Friday that the competition's league phase was to ‌be expanded.
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Machida Zelvia coach Go Kuroda not worried about Al Ahli's household names

Machida Zelvia coach Go Kuroda insisted his players will not be overawed by Al Ahli's host ⁠of household names as the Japanese side take on the defending champions in the final of the Asian Champions League Elite in Jeddah on Saturday.
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Shabab Al-Ahli cry foul over controversial VAR call sees them out of AFC Champions League

UAE side Shabab Al-Ahli on Wednesday formally requested that their Asian Champions League semi-final against Japanese club Machida Zelvia be replayed, claiming that their late equaliser should have stood.
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Toney gets winner as Al Ahli fight back to beat Vissel Kobe in AFC Champions League semis

Al Ahli battled back from a goal down to defeat Japan's Vissel Kobe ⁠2-1 in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday as the defending champions advanced to the tournament ‌decider through Ivan Toney's 70th-minute strike.
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Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins looking to make late surge for England World Cup squad

Ollie Watkins still has hope of making England's World Cup ⁠squad despite being dropped for last month's friendlies against Uruguay and Japan, with the ‌Aston Villa forward saying all he can do in the ‌last few weeks of the season ‌is score goals.
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Celtic icon Shunsuke Nakamura to join Japan's coaching staff at World Cup

Former Celtic free-kick maestro Shunsuke Nakamura will join Japan's World Cup coaching staff, the Japan Football Association said on Thursday.
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Former Japan and AC Milan star Honda laces up boots again at 39 with FC Jurong

Former AC Milan and Japan star Keisuke Honda said he wanted to set a new record after signing for a Singapore club on Friday to resume his colourful playing career aged 39.
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Sam Kerr says Asian Cup 'a positive tournament' but 'big opportunity missed'

ustralia captain Sam Kerr said their defeat by ⁠Japan in last month's Asian Cup final was bitterly disappointing but the experience ‌would stand the Matildas in good stead for ‌next year's Women's World Cup.
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Sacked Danish coach blamed for 'lacking passion' by Japan despite winning Asian Cup

Danish coach Nils Nilsen was axed for being 'a little too lax, a little too soft' despite leading the Japanese women to the Asian Cup title two weeks ago, says Women's national team director, Norio Sasaki, according to the South China Morning Post.
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Australia and Japan women say AFC ignoring pay inequality concerns

Women's Asian Cup finalists Australia and Japan said on Thursday the Asian Football ⁠Confederation (AFC) had ignored an invitation to address gender pay inequality before the record-breaking tournament.
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Nielsen leaves as head coach of Japanese women's team, weeks after Asian Cup glory

Nils Nielsen has stepped down as head ⁠coach of the Japanese women's team, the country's football association (JFA) said on ‌Thursday, less than two weeks after the Dane ‌guided them to the Women's ‌Asian Cup title.
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