Fans show blue balloons with Japan's soccer logo before the World Cup 2026 group C qualifying soccer match between Japan and Saudi Arabia at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.

Japan have sealed qualification -- the first team to do so all across the globe apart from co-hosts United States, Mexico and Canada. On Thursday, with a 2-0 win over Bahrain, the Samurai Blue are ...

The victory had secured Japan’s berth at the 2026 World Cup with three qualifiers to spare, and the postgame festivities had left the Samurai Blue coach sounding far throatier than usual.

Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ensured the Samurai Blue secured a spot in Asia Group C's top two automatic qualification places. At its eighth straight World Cup ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea was held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia and a dominant Iran. Daichi Kamada and ...

the Dodgers president of baseball operations accompanied team scouts and executives on a trip to Japan to get an in-person look at the nation’s Samurai Japan national team. For years the Dodgers ...