{"id":93888,"date":"2024-09-06T01:29:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/4\/?p=93888"},"modified":"2024-09-06T01:29:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:29:15","slug":"afc-asian-qualifiers-mitoma-endo-score-as-japan-thrash-china-7-0-in-world-cup-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/4\/2024\/09\/06\/afc-asian-qualifiers-mitoma-endo-score-as-japan-thrash-china-7-0-in-world-cup-qualifying\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Asian Qualifiers : Mitoma, Endo score as Japan thrash China 7-0 in World Cup qualifying."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"AFC Asian Qualifiers : Mitoma, Endo score as Japan thrash China 7-0 in World Cup qualifying.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kos067sjj1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>2026 FIFA World Cup qualification :  Mitoma, Endo score as Japan thrash China 7-0 in World Cup qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Japan Premier League stars Kaoru Mitoma and Wataru Endo both scored as Japan thrashed China 7-0 on Thursday (Sep 5) to start the third round of Asian World Cup qualifiers with a statement win.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton winger Mitoma, who has missed a chunk of this year with injury, was making his first appearance for Japan since the Asian Cup in January.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<br \/>\nHe announced his return in emphatic style in front of more than 50,000 fans in Saitama, scoring with a first-half header after Liverpool&#8217;s Endo had given Japan the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Takumi Minamino added two more goals after the break to put Japan on cruise control against a China side looking to qualify for their first World Cup since 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Junya Ito, who was also playing for Japan for the first time since the Asian Cup, scored another before late goals from Daizen Maeda and Takefusa Kubo capped a dominant performance from Hajime Moriyasu&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>It was a night to forget for China, who squeezed into the third qualifying round thanks to a superior head-to-head record over Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Japan gave China an early scare when Ritsu Doan powered a header at goal that goalkeeper Wang Dalei had to turn round the post.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<br \/>\nBut the warning went unheeded as Endo found himself completely unmarked to head home the opener from the resulting corner.<\/p>\n<p>Japan doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when Mitoma nodded home Doan&#8217;s cross at the back post in injury time.<\/p>\n<p>Minamino got Japan off to a flying start to the second half when he skipped past a defender into the China box and curled a shot past Wang and into the net.<\/p>\n<p>The Monaco forward struck again six minutes later, again cutting through the Chinese defence and lashing the ball past Wang.<\/p>\n<p>Ito marked his return to the team with Japan&#8217;s fifth goal after coming on as a substitute.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<br \/>\nThe Reims winger had not featured since he left the Asian Cup squad after a Japanese magazine published allegations that he sexually assaulted two women in a hotel in Osaka last year.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese prosecutors dropped charges against the player last month and he has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Maeda scored Japan&#8217;s sixth with a back-post header in the 87th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Japan and China have also been drawn with Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Indonesia in a tricky-looking Group C.<\/p>\n<p>The top two are guaranteed a place at the World Cup, with the third and fourth-placed sides going into a further round of qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Watch More News on TTN World<\/p>\n<p>Thaicom 6 C-Band &#038; KU-Band : <\/p>\n<p>&#x1f1f9;&#x1f1ed; Available In Thailand : <\/p>\n<p>PSI (Thailand) Channel 112<br \/>\nG<\/p>\n<p><!-- Video Blogster Pro --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 FIFA World Cup qualification : Mitoma, Endo score as Japan thrash China 7-0 in World Cup qualifying. 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