The USWNT takes the pitch once again on Saturday when the four-time gold-medal winners take on a very strong Japan team in the quarterfinals of the women’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The American women had a perfect group stage ...

The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) has made it to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics soccer tournament, where they’ll face Japan on Saturday. The match revives one of women’s soccer’s best rivalries, dating back to a series of USWNT vs.

South Korea and Japan are mulling a bid to co-host the 2035 men's Asian Cup, officials from both countries said Friday, joining forces again after staging the World Cup in 2002. "We are considering bidding for the Asian Cup and it is true that we have discussed co-hosting with South Korea and other countries as one option,

Soccer clubs from Japan and China faced off in a match held in the Chinese province of Sichuan on Tuesday. Police tightened security in light of an ongoing political row between the two countries. No trouble was reported.

SAITAMA, Japan — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ensured the Samurai Blue secured a spot in Asia Group C's top ...

ISAHAYA — Better, but still not good enough.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The United States heads to its first men's Olympic soccer tournament since 2008 off a performance it would rather forget. Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute, Mao Hosoya added a goal in the 69th and Japan won ...

The sporting landscape in Japan is showing no sign of slowing down as the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games drift into distant memories. In September, more sporting history was made with the launch of the Women’s Empowerment League, or the WE League ...

OIZUMI, Japan — Brazil’s national soccer team is a draw wherever it plays, often a sentimental choice. The affection will run deeper for some in Japan when the countries play Monday in Tokyo with both headed to the World Cup in Qatar. Geographically ...

The draw to decide group-stage matchups for next year's men's soccer World Cup has placed Japan in Group F, where it will face the Netherlands, Tunisia and the winner of a UEFA playoff.

As much as any team can cruise through a World Cup, Japan has done so thus far. This is a team that looks prepared for any scenario, confident in itself, in its game plan and in its ability to adapt to whoever it faces. In their 4-0 win over Spain during ...