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Tokyo, Nov 19, 2025 (AFP) - Confident Japan eye World Cup history after impressive year

NAMPA / AFP
2025-11-19
Japan have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year's World Cup and coach Hajime Moriyasu believes they are making big strides in the right direction heading into 2026. The four-time Asian champions have never gone past the last 16 at a World Cup but a strong squad of Europe-based players and impressive recent results have convinced the coach that they can make history in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Japan beat Brazil for......
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