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We’re now in second place (four points behind Saudi Arabia), so have a chance of going to the World Cup. Haraguchi scored in Japan’s last-gasp 3-2 defeat to Belgium in the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup and is eager for another chance at next year’s finals in Qatar. Japan became the first ever Asian nation to beat a side from South America, after they won 2–1 against Colombia in the group stage. It’s just football, I am always proud to play for Japan. They made their sixth appearance at the finals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Keisuke Honda becomes the first Japanese player to score in three world cups: 2010, 2014, 2018. Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever goal in a World Cup Finals against Jamaica on 26 June 1998 in a 2–1 defeat. Our site uses cookies and other technologies to give you the best possible experience. Japan have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions, the first being in 1998 where they lost all three group games and finished in 31st position. Copyright NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) All rights reserved. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month.
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The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. Sexton calls on Irish to avenge All Blacks World Cup thumping.
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The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The team is in great form but faces a challenge. It was the Saudis' third consecutive win in the third round of Asian qualifying for the Qatar World Cup, while Japan added a second Group B loss to go along with a 1-0. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 19, due to World War II. The Socceroos have won their last eleven games in a row in their bid to qualify for the FIFA World Cup that will be in Qatar at the end of 2022. Japan lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia an Asian qualifier for the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup on Thursday, their second defeat in three games denting their direct qualification hopes. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. For the women soccer team, see Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup.