Ambition WC confirmed to advance to the first place in the world → Jo-joon Jung enters Port 1 and aims to become the world's best
Mar 14, 2025
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The Japanese national soccer team, led by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, will play Group C 7-8 in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Bahrain (20th) and Saudi Arabia (25th).
Japan ranks first in the group with five wins and one draw (16 points) in six games. The gap has widened significantly with Australia (7 points) in second place and Indonesia (6 points) in third place. Japan will confirm its advance to the World Cup finals if it wins just one game in Games 7-8. Except for the host country, it is an opportunity to win a ticket to the World Cup finals as the No. 1 player in the world.
Ambition does not end here. The online edition of Tokyo Sports, the Japanese media, will be decided on the 14th 'If Japan beats Bahrain, it will unconditionally advance to the finals for the eighth consecutive time. In addition, they get the fastest World Cup ticket in the world except for the host country. Moriyasu stressed that nothing changes his mind. Holding the key to the finals is the formation. The three host countries and the countries ranked 9th or higher in the FIFA rankings will be in Port 1. They are not in the same group. The higher the port, the higher the phase. Japan aims to enter the first port in the draw for the World Cup finals on Dec. 13. Moriyasu vowed to continue to win for the points, the report said.
The media reports 'FIFA rankings are determined by points added to the results of the match. Calculate based on the opponent's ranking or the importance of the game. Japan is currently ranked 15th. It leaves the possibility of rising to the single digits.However, depending on the situation, it may be reduced to port 3. In addition to the match against Bahrain, the final qualifiers for the remaining three matches, the EAFF E-1 Championship (East Asia Cup), which is expected to be played at home, and the results of the September-November friendly match are also important, he added. Moriyasu said, `With the world aiming to be the best, both official and friendly matches are important.'
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Meanwhile, Moriyasu received the attention of the Japan Football Association ahead of the announcement of the A-match list in March. Another media outlet, Sports Hochi, said 'The Japanese Football Association's public relations team said Moriyasu had a minor accident on the 12th and paid close attention. He came into contact with a truck while driving near the airport. The truck did not notice and drove as it was. However, Moriyasu returned home, went to the police station on his own, provided a black box, and consulted. The truck was fine. I didn't even ask for repairs.
◇Japan March A Match Final List (25 players)
▶ Goalkeepers (3 players) = Keisuke Osako (Sanprecce Hiroshima), Kosei Tani (Machida Zelvia), and Zaion Suzuki (Parma Kalcho)
▶7 defenders = Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Itakura Ko (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich), Ayumu Seko (Grathhofer), Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), Hiroki Sekine (Stad Reims), Kota Takai (Frontale Kawasaki)
▶Midfielder+striker (15 players) =Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Junya Ito, Kyogo Furuhashi, Keito Nakamura (Stard Reims), Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Daizen Maeda, Leo Hatate (Celtic), Doan Ritz (Freiburg), Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Ao Tanaka (Liz United), Takefusa Kubo (Real Socieda)
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
