XIAMEN: A ruthless Japan moved to the brink of qualifying for their eighth straight World Cup after beating old rivals China 3-1 away from home on Tuesday (Nov 19).
XIAMEN: A ruthless Japan moved to the brink of qualifying for their eighth straight World Cup after beating old rivals China 3-1 away from home on Tuesday .
Japan were playing their first senior international in China in nine years and there is a long history of rivalry between the two countries. The win gave Japan five wins and a draw in Asian qualifying Group C and took them to within touching distance of a place at the 2026 World Cup.
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