Poised to become the first non-host nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, Japan have converged on home soil with their forwards high in confidence on the back of strong scoring outings over the weekend.The Samurai Blue have won five and drawn one in final Asian qualifying Group C, with a win or possibly a draw Thursday against Bahrain enough to advance to next year's finals with three games to spare in what would be their fastest-ever qualification.Having started Japan's first four final-stage qualifiers, Ayase Ueda was sidelined with a hamstring injury for the last two in November, and…READ FULL ARTICLE