The 2026 World Cup will have a record 48 teams, and Japan became the first nation excluding the three hosts to secure a spot.

The European qualifiers for the World Cup may have only just begun but four nations have already booked their place at the ...

The Athletic's guide to who's qualified, how many places each confederation gets, and what stage qualification is at ...

Japan became the first national team to qualify through the World Cup qualifiers, with New Zealand and Argentina also ...

FIFA World Cup is on the horizon with next summer’s showpiece set to be an incredible spectacle.For the first time, the ...

Japan are the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Here's how they did so -- in sheer dominant fashion.

Japan has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Japan is the first non-host ...

World Cup is approaching next year and qualifying is finally getting underway. Most of the biggest national teams around the ...

SAITAMA, Japan -- Given Japan have booked their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it may seem like there is little for them ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ...

Japan and Saudi Arabia played out a goalless draw in the FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualification game on Tuesday. The results of these games now do not matter to Japan as they have already sealed ...

With a little over a year left for the 23rd FIFA World Cup, which is set to be bigger than ever with the tournament expanding ...