89' Delay over. They are ready to continue. First Half starts. 4' Missed chance. Brian De Keersmaecker - Heracles Almelo - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left ...

Japan has become the first country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup beyond the tournament’s three hosts. The nation secured its berth in the expanded 48-team field on Thursday with a 2-0 win ...

With the March FIFA international break underway, Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Their 2-0 victory over Bahrain ...

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda, front, acknowledges fans after a Dutch Eredivisie match against Twente at Stadion De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, Netherlands, on March 16, 2025. (Getty/Kyodo) CHIBA (Kyodo ...

Hiroki Ito and Ayase Ueda were named in the Japan squad for this month's 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on Thursday, recalled by coach Hajime Moriyasu after lengthy ...

Also still out are Calvin Stengs, Antoni Milambo, Ramiz Zerrouki, Chris-Kevin Nadje, Facundo Gonzalez, Jordan Lotomba, In-beom Hwang and Gernot Trauner, with Ayase Ueda and Jakub Moder not fully fit.

Feyenoord: Among the injured players, both Ayase Ueda and Quinten Timber missed the game over the weekend against NEC and are still in doubt for the San Siro match on Tuesday.

Mexican striker Santiago Giménez scored two against the German giants, while Japanese forward Ayase Ueda salted the game away with his breakaway goal, and keeper Justin Bijlow made a number of ...

Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies is set to miss between four and six weeks with an injury to his left hamstring. The German club confirmed Davies’ injury in a press release on Thursday ...

Goal! Feyenoord 3, FC Bayern München 0. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoni Milambo following a fast break.

Indonesia's push for a place in the 2026 World Cup has been helped by the integration of several naturalised players but Japan's prolific striker Ayase Ueda is ineligible to represent the Garuda ...