Thomas Tuchel says he now has more "clarity" after England's final home match before the World Cup, but there appear to be more questions than answers after a limp 1-0 defeat against Japan.

Kaoru Mitoma's composed finish in the first half of the friendly at Wembley condemned England to their first ever defeat at the hands of an Asian nation.

Scotland's first outing since ending a 28-year wait to qualify for the World Cup ended in defeat as Junya Ito's late strike earned Japan a 1-0 win at Hampden Park.

A hapless India were on Saturday taught a football lesson by former champions Japan in a 0-11 rout in their second group match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

The final draw of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will take place on Friday at Washington, DC, the capital of co-hosts USA.

Japan beat Brazil for the first time on Tuesday, fighting from two goals down to win the friendly 3-2

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as South Korea were held but still inched closer along with a rampant Australia.

Japan's football chief said Thursday it was "very disappointing" after FIFA torpedoed his country's hopes of hosting the 2031 Women's World Cup.

Japan footballer Kaishu Sano has been released more than two weeks after being arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman

Argentina bounced back from the chaos of their opening defeat in the Olympic men's football to beat Iraq 3-1 on Saturday

Japan footballer Kaishu Sano has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, local media reported on Wednesday.

Japan look poised to reach the final stage of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup without kicking a ball after FIFA said their match at North Korea will not be rescheduled.

Ao Tanaka scored the only goal after two minutes to give Japan a nervy 1-0 win over North Korea.

Son Heung-min and South Korea must move on from their turbulent Asian Cup when they return to World Cup qualifying Thursday.

Japanese police said Thursday that they have launched an investigation into international footballer Junya Ito after local media reports said two women had accused him of sexual assault, a claim he denies.

aoru Mitoma was named in Japan's Asian Cup squad despite an ankle injury, as coach Hajime Moriyasu looks to erase the "frustration" of their 2019 final defeat.

The Asian Cup will have 24 teams for the first time and hosts Qatar are the reigning champions.

Japan humiliated Euro 2024 hosts Germany 4-1 in a friendly international on Saturday, piling the pressure on struggling coach Hansi Flick