Japan improved to 16 points from five wins and one draw in the six-team group from which two will advance to the 2026 World Cup, to be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Still, China has only qualified for one World Cup, the 2002 tournament co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. Opportunities, however, have broadened. The 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by the United ...

With the men's team struggling in its World Cup qualifying effort, and the domestic league losing its appeal, Chinese soccer signed off an eventful year craving a healthier future, away from the ill ...

China coach Branko Ivankovic paid tribute to ... snapped a four-match losing streak with a win over Indonesia in a World Cup qualifier. Tuesday’s 2-1 win in front of a passionate red-clad ...

HONG KONG--Japan's march to the 2026 World Cup continued on Tuesday as Hajime Moriyasu's side handed China a 3-1 defeat in Xiamen to notch up a fifth win in Asia's third round of preliminaries ...

China’s men’s national football team got their Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign off to ... as the second phase of Asian qualifying for the 2026 finals got under way. Sarach Yooyen had ...