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Japan on Thursday became the first nation to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Japan defeated Bahrain 2-0 in the Asia-World Cup qualifying match in Saitama. Along with this, Japan got this achievement before playing three matches from Group C.
Daichi Kamada of Crystal Palace and Takefusa Kubo of Real Sociedad scored one goal each for the team in front of 60,000 spectators. Australia is likely to reach the World Cup as the second team from Group C. Australia is 9 points behind Japan. Japan's 19 and Australia's
is 10 points.
Canada, Mexico and the United States will automatically play the World Cup as host countries. 8 teams will be allowed to play in the next World Cup from Asia. A total of 48 teams will participate in the competition. For the first time, more than 32 countries are going to play in the World Cup.
