Japan is within touching distance of an eighth successive World Cup appearance after beating China 3-1 on Tuesday put the team 10 points clear in its Asian qualifying group on Tuesday. Despite beating China 7-0 at home in September,

Spectacular night in Indonesia. The locals shone and gave a blow on the table against Saudi Arabia. A controlled and intelligent match on the part of Indonesia. The visitors had chances, but lacked creativity.

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 while Saudi Arabia suffered a 2-0 loss against Indonesia.

Indonesia made good progress in the Asian World Cup qualifiers as they beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium.The Dutch-tinged Indonesia team started strongly and came