The 2026 World Cup will have a record 48 teams, and Japan became the first nation excluding the three hosts to secure a spot.

The World Cup returns to the United States for the first time since 1994. The USMNT, Canadian and Mexican national teams were ...

Japan are the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Here's how they did so -- in sheer dominant fashion.

Find out how many teams will compete in the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted across the United States, ...

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu, captain Wataru Endo and star forward Kaoru Mitoma react after Japan secured World Cup qualification with three matches to spare.

Kansas City and many other municipalities desperately wanted to join this exclusive club, and 70 years ago the doors swung ...

World Cup will have a record 48 teams. Japan became the first nation excluding the three hosts to secure a spot.

Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and extend their run ...

Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the ...