Coach Hajime Moriyasu burst into tears, Japan team won the first ticket to the 2026 World Cup

Coach Hajime Moriyasu burst into tears because of the overwhelming emotions, before the outstanding achievement of the Japanese team in completing the goal of winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup early. He was also the one who shockingly declared that Japanese football would conquer the dream of winning the World Cup from 2026. But few people believed his words after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with the "Samurai Blue" reaching the round of 16 (only losing to Croatia in the penalty shootout).

Coach Hajime Moriyasu is determined to fulfill his dream of winning the 2026 World Cup with the Japanese team.

However, with what the Japanese team is showing now, it shows that coach Hajime Moriyasu's determination and belief are completely well-founded.

Japan are the first Asian team to break into the world’s top 10. They are currently ranked 15th in the FIFA rankings, and are on track to make it to the top 10 if they maintain their current unbeaten run.

Since 2024, the Japanese team has had an impressive record with a total of 11 unbeaten matches (10 wins, 1 draw). During this journey, they have only conceded 2 goals and scored 38 goals. An impressive achievement.

Besides, most of the Japanese players are playing in the world's top leagues, notably Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo, Daichi Kamada, Ao Tanaka or Kaoru Mitoma...

In Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, the Japanese team remained unbeaten after defeating Bahrain, with 6 wins and 1 draw, scoring 24 goals and conceding only 2.

The Japanese team (in blue) is currently boasting an impressive record.

This achievement helps the Japanese team get an official ticket to the 2026 World Cup 3 rounds early.

The "Samurai Blue" with 19 points is far ahead of competing teams such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Indonesia and China, all with only 6 points. Meanwhile, the Australian team ranked second in the group with 10 points after defeating Indonesia 5-1 on the same day, March 20, and is holding many advantages to officially take the remaining ticket of Group C to the 2026 World Cup.

This group still has a match in the 7th round that has not been played, the Saudi Arabia vs China match taking place at 1:15 a.m. on March 21. These teams, along with Bahrain and Indonesia, still have hope of competing for the 2nd ticket with Australia, and the 3rd and 4th positions to enter the 4th qualifying round to compete for the 2 remaining spots and the Intercontinental play-off spot.

In the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, the top 2 teams from the 3 groups will win 6 official spots to attend the 2026 World Cup Finals. The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will enter the 4th qualifying round to compete for the remaining 2 official spots, and the Intercontinental play-off spot. The 2 bottom ranked teams will be eliminated.

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