Many other sports have organized World Cup competitions. The top two from each of the six-team groups qualify automatically for Qatar while the two third-place teams will play off for the right to enter an intercontinental qualifier. This cup was permanently awarded in 1970 to then three-time winner Brazil (1958, 1962, and 1970), and a new trophy called the FIFA World Cup was put up for competition. That was also the case for most of the second round of Asian qualifying, but didn't stop the Australians finishing atop their group.Īmong the other games Tuesday the Oman squad, which returned from Japan to a rapturous welcome at Muscat International Airport, will take on Saudi Arabia. “I do believe we will get better and better as we play more and more games together.”Īrnold's squad is having to play its scheduled home games on the road because of strict quarantine rules for anyone entering Australia. “I was very proud of the performance of the players considering we only had 1 1/2 training sessions from when we got together but I can just see so much improvement in our team,” Arnold said. The game will take place in Qatar because of travel restrictions and mandatory quarantine for entry into China, which lost its opening game 3-0 to Australia.Īustralia coach Graham Arnold said his team was confident as it headed to Hanoi to face Vietnam, which opened with a 3-1 loss to Saudi Arabia. “While reflecting on the match, we hope to build a positive vibe heading into our next match against China.” “There are many aspects we need to address, but we must first redeem ourselves from this loss,” Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said. In Group B, Japan has plenty to work on against China following a deserved loss to Oman.Ĭeltic winger Furuhashi went on as a substitute against Oman but Japan still couldn't find the net before conceding late. Iraq will face Iran in Doha, Qatar and Syria will host the United Arab Emirates in Amman, Jordan. We should watch the game and check what we didn’t do so well, instead of analyzing just one player.”Įlsewhere in the group, Iraq and Syria, which lost 1-0 to Iran, have to play their home games on foreign soil because of security concerns. “We need to find the collective solution. “Concentrating on one player isn’t the best way for our team,” Bento said. South Korea coach Paulo Bento said while Asian defenders may focus on Son, it was important that his team didn't depend entirely on their star forward. "I have lacked sleep because of the time zone change, but I’ll try to prepare for the next one as well as I can.” “It is obviously difficult to play in Korea only a couple of days after flying in from Europe," he said. Son played four days earlier in London, scoring the only goal in Tottenham's 1-0 win over Watford, and the cramped schedule took a toll. He struggled under the close attention from the defense-minded Iraqis in Seoul last week. Son, who signed a four-year extension to his Tottenham Hotspur contract in July, has rarely reproduced his glittering Premier League form when appearing for the national team.
In iconic captain Michael Leitch, the powerful Kazuki Himeno, and the skillful duo Kotaro Matsushima and Kenki Fukuoka who scored nine tries between them at RWC 2019, Japan’s emerging world stars cemented their status in the test rugby arena.South Korea, aiming for a 10th successive World Cup appearance, needs to rebound from its laborious draw against Iraq when it meets Lebanon on Tuesday. Four years later, the Brave Blossoms showed this feat was no one-off by beating Ireland and Scotland. Chinas Wang Zhelin dunks the ball against Japan during their FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers Group B match at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
For the first time in history, an Asian team reached the knockout stages of a Rugby World Cup.Ī breath of fresh air blew over the world of rugby with Japan, who had already produced a massive performance in 2015 by beating two-time world champions South Africa 34-32 in a match that will live long in rugby folklore as the "Miracle of Brighton".
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