Australia and Saudi Arabia play a crucial World Cup qualifier in Melbourne on Thursday while Japan and South Korea can take a ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia coach Tony Popovic has dropped teenager Nestory Irankunda and called up experienced campaigners ...

Japan can take a major step towards the 2026 World Cup over the next week if they can negotiate away tests at Indonesia and ...

Saudi Arabia will look to rekindle past glories when they take on Australia in Asia's World Cup preliminaries in Melbourne on ...

The China Men's National Football Team will take on a crucial away match against Bahrain in the third round of the Asian ...

A top two finish in the group – Japan currently look locked in ... an offer too good to refuse from the France Football ...

Team with ‘backs against the wall’ have so far won just four games in 2024 – against Italy, Wales, Ireland and Japan ...

Read Nestory Irankunda, Australia’s teen prodigy, on dealing with pressure, training with Kane and Gnabry and proving the doubters wrong.

Japan, looking to qualify for an eighth straight edition of the World Cup finals, lead Group C of the third round of Asian qualifying by five points over Australia after four of the 10 rounds.

Blackburn Rovers’ Yuki Ohashi, who was not selected for Japan’s last match, a 1-1 draw with Australia, is unlikely to be trusted to lead the attack. According to reports in Japan, Moriyasu ...

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma and Australia's Cameron Burgess, center, in the air, compete for the ball during the World Cup 2026 Group C qualifying soccer match between Australia and Japan at Saitama ...