Hong Kong, March 18, 2025 (AFP) - Japan set to seal World Cup spot as Son aims to forget Spurs woes

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2025-03-18

Japan can become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup this week while Son Heung-min will try to forget his Tottenham woes by firing South Korea to the finals. Asian nations play two rounds of games, on Thursday and Tuesday, as qualifying for the enlarged 48-team tournament in North America approaches the business end in the region. Japan will seal their spot with three qualifying matches to go if, as expected, they beat Bahrain at hom......

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