CLIVE MASONJapan's early qualification adds anticipation to the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United ... Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), ...

MORE: How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work?] Tottenham Hotspur star Heung-min Son is leading South Korea’s charge as they inch closer to qualification, while Japan have Kaoru Mitoma ripping it up as ...

Kaoru Mitoma is heading to his second World Cup finals. The Albion winger helped Japan book their place in the 2026 tournament with a 2-0 win over Bahrain in Saitama. It is their eighth successive ...

Japan has become the first country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup beyond the tournament ... Other notables include Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Takumi Minamino (Monaco), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United ...

Soccer fans around the world eagerly await Lionel Messi ’s decision on playing in the 2026 World Cup. The wait could continue ...

Seven out of a possible 48 nations have booked their tickets to the 2026 World Cup, with Canada ... and the likes of England-based players Kaoru Mitoma, Wataru Endo, and Ao Tanaka.

It will be Group C leaders eighth straight World Cup appearance Japan's Daichi Kamada scores the goal during the 2026 Fifa World ... Endo and Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma. Captain Endo thought ...

March 22 (Reuters) - After celebrating qualification for an eighth consecutive World Cup finals with beaming ... Bayern Munich's Hiroki Ito and Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton & Hove Albion all feature ...

I’s a simple equation for Hajime Moriyasu and his Japan team this week: beat Bahrain and a 2026 World Cup spot is guaranteed ... s Wataru Endo and Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton and Hove Albion ...

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma kicks the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Japan and Bahrain in Saitama on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from ... in Liverpool's Wataru Endo and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma. Captain Endo thought he had given his team ...