Yukari Kinga, a member of Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup-winning team, will retire at the end of this season, her WE League football club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina, said Tuesday. The 40-year-old ...

The victory had secured Japan’s berth at the 2026 World Cup with three qualifiers to spare, and the postgame festivities had left the Samurai Blue coach sounding far throatier than usual.

Japan became the first country to qualify for the 2026 men’s World Cup after it beat Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo were ...

Japan became the first nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup during the March window, securing passage to North America via a 2-0 win over Bahrain. Australia, meanwhile, remain well-placed to ...

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Yukari Kinga, a member of Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup-winning team, will retire at the end of this season, her WE League football club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina ...