Already-qualified Japan fell to a late 1-0 defeat away to Australia on Thursday in the Asian final-round qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, their first loss of the campaign.A makeshift Samurai Blue side were stunned in the 90th minute when Aziz Behich drilled a shot inside the right-hand post at Perth Stadium off a Riley McGree cutback from the right byline, all but sealing Australia's automatic qualification as Group C runners-up."It ended up being an extremely frustrating and disappointing result," Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said. "Many players with little experience were in action, bu…READ FULL ARTICLE
