Japan becomes the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup
Japan today became the first country to qualify for the World Cup final after defeating Bahrein 2-0 in Saitami.
On the side of Hajime Moriyasu, she demanded three points from her game at home to the Nation of the Middle East to secure her place at the final next summer in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and duly received it, although this is not a comprehensive victory that their fans expected.
The hosts had to wait until the middle of the second half to break the downtime through Daichi Kamad, the midfielder finished a great move with a fresh finish, and only Kubo added a second with three minutes that the celebrations could start while Japan secured his place in a global window for that Suscessive time.
The victory was their sixth in the seven qualifying games and maintains its advantage in nine points in Group C over Australia, which earlier during the day threw Indonesia 5-1.
This international break could see several other nations to break through their tickets to the finals next summer, including four from the Asian Confederation – South Korea, Iran, Uzbekistan and Iraq.
In Oceania, qualifying will be decided next week that the last four teams have fought against it.
New Kaledonia and Tahiti meet in one semi -final with new Zealand and Fiji in another. The winner of the finals will progress.
In South America, defender Argentina could qualify if she wins her game against Uruguay and Brazil.