Ogawa double moves Japan to cusp of World Cup qualification

Ogawa double moves Japan to cusp of World Cup qualification as rivals falter
Japan moved to the cusp of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday as a 3-1 win over hosts China coupled with Australia's 2-2 draw in Bahrain took Hajime Moriyasu's side nine points clear in Group C of the third round of Asia's preliminaries.
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A ruthless Japan moved to the brink of qualifying for its eighth straight World Cup after beating old rivals China 3-1 away on Tuesday. Headers from Koki Ogawa and Ko Itakura put runaway group leader Japan two goals up at half time before Lin Liangming pulled one back for China early in the second half.
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Ogawa double powers Japan past China
Zhang Yuning (C) of China vies with Endo Wataru (L) and Machida Koki of Japan during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier match between China and Japan in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
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