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Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wearing the captain's armband fired a self-congratulatory shot.
The Japanese national soccer team, led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, is playing the final Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Indonesia at Suita City Football Stadium in Osaka, Japan on the 10th. He finished the first half with a 3-0 lead.
Japan has recorded six wins, two draws and one loss (20 points) in the previous nine games. He also secured a ticket to the World Cup finals by securing the top spot in the group. A change was foretold. Coach Moriyasu said in an official press conference held on the 9th, "I want to change some positions and play."It's an opportunity for us to challenge in the midst of an athlete's departure. I wish I could challenge myself positively. I intend to use it as an image of the actual World Cup stage situation."
Japan's Machino Shuto came out as the front-line striker. Ryo Morishita, Daichi Kamada, Mito??Ske and Gubo helped from behind. Sano Kaishu and Endo Wataru joined the defensive midfielders. Seko Ayumu, Suzuki Junnosuke and Takai Gota were in charge of the defense. The goal was defended by Osako Keisuke.
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The last opponent was Indonesia. Indonesia was ranked fourth, accumulating 12 points earlier. Regardless of the result of the final match, we will head to the fourth qualifying round. FIFA will expand the number of countries that will advance to the finals from 32 to 48 from the North-China World Cup. In Asia, 8.5 tickets were allocated, up from 4.5 to 4. A total of six teams, ranked first and second in each group in the third qualifying round, will win tickets to the World Cup finals. The six teams ranked third and fourth in the group will be divided into two groups of three countries and play the fourth round of qualifying with the characteristics of a consolation match. The top two teams in each group will advance to the finals. The winner of the second place team goes through the intercontinental playoffs.
Japan drove the opponent from the start. The first goal came in the 15th minute of the first half. Kadama scored Mito's cross with a header. They took a 1-0 lead. Japan, which was in the mood, scored Kubo's score four minutes later. In a set-piece situation, Kubo completed the score with his right foot. Kubo, who wore the captain's armband instead of Endo, cheered by sliding his knees in celebration of himself.
Indonesia made changes one after another by using replacement cards. However, he failed to open Japan's goal. Rather, Japan widened the gap by scoring an additional goal in each extra time in the second half. Japan closed with a 3-0 lead in the first half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
