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'World No. 1 World Cup Final Qualifying Team' Japan won the final qualifying round with a big victory.
Japan won 6-0 with relay goals from Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Ryoya Morishita (Legia Warsaw), Shuto Machino (Holstein Kiel), and Mao Hosoya (Kashiwareysol) in the 10th match of Group C of the 2026 North-China World Cup against Indonesia at Suita City Stadium in Osaka, Japan on the 10th.
In March, Japan, which confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals for the eighth consecutive time, finished its long World Cup qualifying round with seven wins, two draws and one loss and 23 points. Japan has won this World Cup qualifying round by more than five goals five times. Myanmar (5-0 wins), Syria (5-0 wins), China (7-0 wins), and Bahrain (5-0 wins). In 10 matches in the third qualifying round, he had the most complete record of any Asian team with seven wins, 30 goals and three runs.
On the other hand, Indonesia, which secured a berth in the fourth qualifying round with a victory over China in the last round, confirmed fourth place. Through the fourth qualifying round in October, he will secure the right to participate in the World Cup.
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Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu pulled out a 3-4-2-1 formation. Machino Shuto will lead the attack, and Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo will assist in the second term. Gubo kicked the captain's armband. Mito??Ske, Sano Kaishu, Endo Wataru and Morishita Ryoya made up the midfield. Takai Gota, Suzuki Junnosuke and Seko Ayumu made a three-back, and Osako Keisuke wore goalie gloves.
Indonesia, led by coach Patrick Clawybert, had Ole Romney as the one-top in the 3-4-2-1 formation, while Beckham Putra and Dean James were deployed to the second line of attack. Jans Sayuri, Tom Hay, Joey Pelupesh and Kevin Diggs made up the midfield, Mace Hillhurs, Jay-Z and Justin Herbner set up a three-back, and Emile Audero kept the goal.
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Japan pushed Indonesia hard with aggressive game management from the beginning of the first half. In the 10th minute, Shuto's header went over the net. There were no two mistakes. Four minutes later, 15 minutes later, Kamada at the gate??He headed in Ske's left cross.
In the 19th minute of the first half, Japan scored an additional goal with a 'Kubo one-man show' Gubo received a return pass after connecting briefly to his teammate in a corner kick situation. The cross toward the gate hit the goalkeeper's foot and flowed out. Machino connected it to Kubo, and Kubo, who caught the ball, swung his right foot without delay and put the ball in the top of the goal. The score was recognized through the Video Reading System (VAR).
Japan's offensive continued. In the 27th minute, Shuto's left footed shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Junnosuke's shot went slightly off the post in the 42nd minute. Indonesia was replaced by Jakub Sayuri in the 27th minute of the first half and Dix was replaced by Jakub Sayuri in the 42nd minute of the first half due to a head injury. Japan scored an additional goal with a sensational chip shot after Kamada, who received Kubo's pass in the 6th minute of the first half, beat all defenders with fantastic personal skills in the opponent's penalty box.
Moriyasu changed the second line at half-time by excluding Kamada and putting in Keito Nakamura (Stadrance). Nakamura wasted a perfect chance in front of the goal in the eighth minute. However, in the 10th minute of the second half, Morissita, who received Machino's pass, scored an additional goal with a sharp right-footed shot that pierced the corner of the goal.
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Japan widened the gap by five goals in the 13th minute of the second half when Machino scored Kubo's sensational lobbing pass with a left-footed shot. In the 16th minute of the second half, Mito was out and Sano Godai was put in. Indonesia also took out Beckham, James and Pelupesi one after another, and put in Ricky Kambuaya, Shane Patinama, and Stefano Lilibali. Kubo's shot in front of the gate in the 20th minute of the second half and Sano Godai's header in the 21st minute were blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. In the 24th minute of the second half, Kubo and Morissita were missing, and Sato Ryunosuke and Hosoya Mao were put in.
Japan was ruthless. In the 35th minute of the second half, Hosoya scored his sixth goal in a mixed game. The game ended with a 6-0 victory for Japan.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
