Japan Becomes First Team to Secure 2026 World Cup Qualification

Japan’s Samurai Blue became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating
Bahrain 2-0 in the Qualifiers earlier today.
Goals from Crystal Palace’s Daichi Kamada and Real Sociedad’s Takefusa Kubo in the second
half took Japan to 19 points, 9 points ahead of second place Australia and 13 points clear of
Saudi Arabia in 3rd with 3 games to go in Group C of the World…