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The Kingdom of The Netherlands will be represented by 2 countries in the World Championship Football 2026 😄
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Japan gave head coach Hajime Moriyasu reason to celebrate his 100th match in charge on Tuesday night, rounding out the year with a largely comfortable 3-0 victory over Bolivia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/19/soccer/samurai-blue-bolivia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #bolivia #hajimemoriyasu
The Kingdom of The Netherlands will be represented by 2 countries in the World Championship Football 2026 😄
#football #soccer #WC26
Angel City FC midfielder Hina Sugita agreed to a three-year contract extension on Tuesday that spans through the 2029 season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/19/soccer/hina-sugita-angel-city-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #hinasugita #angelcityfc #nationalwomen039ssoccerleague #nwsl
Scotland scored two dramatic stoppage-time goals to beat 10-man Denmark 4-2 on a night of twists and turns on Tuesday, booking its place at the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/19/soccer/scotland-qualifies-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #scotland #2026worldcup #denmark #andyrobertson #steveclarke
Keisuke Honda, one of Japan's biggest soccer stars in the first two decades of the millennium, says his country has the potential to win the World Cup next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/18/soccer/world-cup-honda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #keisukehonda #2026fifaworldcup #samuraiblue
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled special fast-track visas for people with tickets to the 2026 World Cup — but his administration warned it was no guarantee of entry to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/18/soccer/trump-world-cup-visas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #donaldtrump #2026fifaworldcup #gianniinfantino
Germany and the Netherlands went on goal sprees as they wrapped up World Cup qualification with resounding wins in their last European group matches on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/18/soccer/germany-netherlands-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #netherlands #germany #2026fifaworldcup
Norway qualified for its first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy on Sunday which sealed a spot in next summer's finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/17/soccer/norway-reaches-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #erlinghaaland #norway #2026fifaworldcup #italy
Major League Soccer will change its competition schedule in 2027 to align with the world's top leagues in a decision commissioner Don Garber called one of the most important in the history of the 30-year-old league. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/14/soccer/mls-to-change-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #mls #dongarber
France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/14/soccer/france-punch-world-cup-ticket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #2026fifaworldcup #france #portugal #cristianoronaldo #didierdeschamps #norway #paris
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has downplayed the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to the club, calling it unrealistic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/13/soccer/messi-barca-return-unrealistic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #lionelmessi #barcelona #intermiami
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japan's top soccer official, says the national team is high on confidence and has set its sights on reaching the final of next year's tournament in North America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/11/soccer/jfa-miyamoto-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #tsuneyasumiyamoto
Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has withdrawn from the squad for upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Bolivia after suffering fractures to his wrist and finger. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/10/soccer/zion-suzuki-withdraw-friendlies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #zionsuzuki #parma #samuraiblue
FIFA has created a new annual award called the FIFA Peace Prize to be awarded for the first time during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, world soccer's governing body said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/07/soccer/fifa-new-peace-prize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #fifa #2026fifaworldcup #donaldtrump #gianniinfantino
Mexico City's iconic street vendors see not only opportunity but dangers in the upcoming 2026 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/07/soccer/world-cup-mexico-street-food-vendors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #2026worldcup #food #mexico #fifa
One of the most corrupt organizations on the planet launches a "peace prize" whose first recipient will surely be the most corrupt political leader on the planet. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/fifa-to-award-new-peace-prize-at-world-cup-draw-in-washington
Manchester City eased to a 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to stay unbeaten in the Champions League, and Inter Milan kept up its perfect start, while Barcelona salvaged a point at Club Brugge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/06/soccer/manchester-city-champions-league/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #championsleague #manchestercity #philfoden #pepguardiola #barcelona #intermilan
Erling Haaland delivered another masterclass in ruthless finishing with two goals on Sunday as Manchester City beat high-flying Bournemouth 3-1 and climbed into second place in the Premier League. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/03/soccer/haaland-man-city-bournemouth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #erlinghaaland #pepguardiola #premierleague #manchestercity #bournemouth
With his powerful throw-ins, Shuto Nakano secured glory for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League YBC Levain Cup final on Saturday, defeating Kashiwa Reysol. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/02/soccer/j-league/levain-cup-hiroshima-shuto-nakano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #sanfreccehiroshima #levaincup #kashiwareysol
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