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2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round
Japan
6-1-0
, 19 PTS
2
Winner Icon Japan
Bahrain
1-3-3
, 6 PTS
0
Daichi Kamada
- 66'
Takefusa Kubo
- 87'
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Wataru Endo, Takefusa Kubo react to Japan's World Cup 2026 qualification
Game Information
Saitama Stadium 2002
6:35 AM, March 20, 2025
Saitama, Japan
Line: JPN -2.5
Over/Under: 3.5
Attendance: 58,137
Referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
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