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2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
Japan
6-1-0
, 19 PTS
2
Winner Icon Japan
FT
Bahrain
1-3-3
, 6 PTS
0
Daichi Kamada
- 66'
Takefusa Kubo
- 87'
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Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo react to Japan's World Cup 2026 qualification
Game Information
Saitama Stadium 2002
10:35 AM, March 20, 2025
Saitama, Japan
Line: JPN -2.5
Over/Under: 3.5
Attendance: 58,137
Referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
Japan
8
6
2
0
+22
20
Australia
8
3
4
1
+7
13
Saudi Arabia
8
2
4
2
-2
10
Indonesia
8
2
3
3
-6
9
Bahrain
8
1
3
4
-8
6
China
8
2
0
6
-13
6
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