football-tournament SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- The defending champions Japan defeated China 2-0 on Saturday for their second straight win at the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football ...

Japan are set to take on China at the Saitama Stadium on Thursday in matchday one of the third round of World Cup qualifiers. The hosts secured a 100% record in Group B in the previous round ...

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Japan cruised to a winning start in the third phase of Asia's preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup as Hajime Moriyasu's side thrashed China 7-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday.

China’s men’s soccer team fell to a 7-0 loss to arch-rivals Japan on Thursday night, a startling new low for a soccer-obsessed nation where the game has been plagued by corruption scandals and ...