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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Omoawoke(m): 6:33pm On Mar 20, 2025

femi4:
FIFO: First IN, First Out

If you know, you know

Lai lai

I too like Japan!

From watching Naruto and other animes… God bless that country

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by DEHVEHLOP(m): 6:35pm On Mar 20, 2025

See how flat heads are full of jealousy...

Up Japan 🇯🇵

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Bernadette9: 6:35pm On Mar 20, 2025

Nazgul:
Exactly. They don't have any serious competition in their continent.

A continent that played at the semi finals before Africa is the same continent you're looking down on.
Why is Nigeria sitting 5th in her table while playing against Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by latiephwald: 6:38pm On Mar 20, 2025

Have you forgotten this same Japan against Spain and Germany last world cup.

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Nazgul: 6:39pm On Mar 20, 2025

Bernadette9:
A continent that played at the semi finals before Africa is the same continent you're looking down on.
Why is Nigeria sitting 5th in her table while playing against Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Rwanda.

Are you for real?

Go and re-watch the officiating that took Korea to the semi finals in Korea-Japan 2002. Especially the officiating in their match against Italy.

As for Africa, we have a very weak league that nobody outside Africa struggles to play in or watches. At least we've seen top European players go to Asia (China) to retire. How many come to Africa?

We're not yet serious.

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by ViceGovernor: 6:41pm On Mar 20, 2025

GanagiBitrus:
Congrats Japan.

Our own journey to 2026WC still far...

Nigeria is one of two countries in our group that is owing goals 😂🤣 they don use debt swear for Naija.

So our next 2 goals is not for Nigeria na gbese them go take am clear.

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by wiseone28: 6:42pm On Mar 20, 2025

Check out her grand children

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by tunapawizzy: 6:43pm On Mar 20, 2025

femi4:
FIFO: First IN, First Out

If you know, you know

queue.popleft() returns Japan

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Bernadette9: 6:44pm On Mar 20, 2025

NSNO:
I don't think there's any real footballing nation in that group

Do you think if the pair Nigeria group to this group that the teams in Nigeria group would survive it?
You're f**king playing Rwanda, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and co yet you're in 5th position, you're not ashamed you rubbish the hard fought success of another team.
Trust me those teams in Japan's group are not pushing over.

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Pootle: 6:51pm On Mar 20, 2025

world cup is not our birth right....i dont see nigeria qualifying

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Pootle: 6:53pm On Mar 20, 2025

wiseone28:
Check out her grand children

messi granny

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Bernadette9: 6:56pm On Mar 20, 2025*

dominique:
How won't they qualify when they're playing against teams like Bahrain.

Australia has played at the round 16 of the world cup and were eliminated by the eventual winner (Italy), they might have achieved more than this (I don't know much about them but I watched them play the world cup in the 2006 and they were a great team, Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina at the last world cup who happened to be the eventual winner (they're the only team to defeat Argentina).
Those teams in Japan's group are not pushing over.

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Xannadu: 6:58pm On Mar 20, 2025

NSNO:
I don't think there's any real footballing nation in that group

Is there any "real footballing nation" in the group where your country currently sits 5th with only 3 points after 4 games?

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by RevenuesBoost(f): 7:15pm On Mar 20, 2025

That's good

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Tradepunter2: 7:21pm On Mar 20, 2025

dominique:
How won't they qualify when they're playing against teams like Bahrain.

Don't be foolish please.... Looking at Nigeria group are we not meant to have qualified by now huh

Hate people that belittles other people's hard work

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by wonder233: 7:31pm On Mar 20, 2025

Japon (as the French will say).... I remember that heartbreaking day 23 years ago, when Japan as high flying cohosts, narrowly lost 0-1 to outsiders Turkey. It was tears and rain in Miyagi...

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by brownbib(m): 7:32pm On Mar 20, 2025

They might be underdog in the tournament

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by killuminati(m): 7:35pm On Mar 20, 2025

Win both halves for me, na rubbish una go play huh

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by killuminati(m): 7:36pm On Mar 20, 2025

Turkey are doing wonders cool

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by redcliff: 7:46pm On Mar 20, 2025

Na thede ones go first comot

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by redcliff: 7:46pm On Mar 20, 2025

femi4:
FIFO: First IN, First Out

If you know, you know

Lmao. Better fifo

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Bashirkareem31: 8:05pm On Mar 20, 2025

GanagiBitrus:
Congrats Japan.

Our own journey to 2026WC still far...

it's a must win for Nigeria and then hope for south Africa to drop points.

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Janosky: 8:10pm On Mar 20, 2025

Naudeyrushme:
With two second half goals against Bahrain, from Daichi Kamada of Crystal Palace FC and star man Take Kubo of Real Sociedad, the samurai blue as they are fondly called successfully secured their participation in the forth coming FIFA World Cup Competition.

They currently sit top of Group C in the last phase of qualifiers in the Asian Continent with a total of 19points from six wins and a draw. Their closest rivals Australia are at 10 points.

Hajime Moriyasu will be competing in their eight consecutive world cup tournament.

Picture from fifa.com

Nigeria qualification for2026 world cup be liike morning mists.

E go choke like 2006 qualifiers in Kano that year
Or Cameroon vs Egypt in Yaounde that year.
grin

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by AgroBizSolution(f): 8:13pm On Mar 20, 2025

NSNO:
I don't think there's any real footballing nation in that group

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by shegoon: 8:15pm On Mar 20, 2025

You have teams of Bahrain calibre in your group in which you still struggle to beat,teams like Rwanda & Lesotho

dominique:
How won't they qualify when they're playing against teams like Bahrain.

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by villionz(m): 8:19pm On Mar 20, 2025

Congratulations to them.

E no concern anybody if na low level nations Dem play, nobody send anybody to dey continent wey get stronger teams

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by villionz(m): 8:19pm On Mar 20, 2025

dominique:
How won't they qualify when they're playing against teams like Bahrain.

dat one na ur own problem o, na u know, Dem don qualify

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by villionz(m): 8:20pm On Mar 20, 2025

Nazgul:
Exactly. They don't have any serious competition in their continent.

una wey dey Africa, una be top teams, na una know, Dem don qualify

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by tellwisdom: 8:35pm On Mar 20, 2025

GanagiBitrus:
Congrats Japan.

Our own journey to 2026WC still far...

I honestly don’t wish for Nigeria to qualify till we get it right with reliable players, and not bribery kind of players we have there. Players wey u no fit bank on.

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Focusmind: 8:36pm On Mar 20, 2025

Omoawoke:
Congratulations to Japan

The country of self discipline and continuous improvements

The country of Naruto, Bleach and death notes

One of the living evidences that you can be technologically advanced, developed without losing your self identity unlike west Africans ( western wannabe yet no sabi anything)

Well said! Very Conservative and disciplined people. I met a Japanese reseach student at the University of St. Andrews when I was in UK. He practically taught me time management and organisational skills. They are the masters of Kaizen principles.

Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by spiSeyi: 8:41pm On Mar 20, 2025

dominique:
How won't they qualify when they're playing against teams like Bahrain.

But the Nigerian Super Eagles are on the verge of losing out with teams like Lesotho undecided

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Re: Japan Becomes The First Country To Qualify For 2026 FIFA World Cup by Omoawoke(m): 8:48pm On Mar 20, 2025

Focusmind:
Well said! Very Conservative and disciplined people. I met a Japanese reseach student at the University of St. Andrews when I was in UK. He practically taught me time management and organisational skills. They are the masters of Kaizen principles.

That’s why they are progressing
The culture of self disciplined and honor has been passed down thousands of years from their ancestors.. from days of samurai

They never lost their identity

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