Japan v Belgium

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FIFA World Cup News

FIFA: 2030 World Cup final host country decision to be made 'in due course'

2026 Ballon d'Or: Full men's, women's short lists, host city change, more

Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026

FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup

JapanJapanJPN

2-1-0, 7 PTS

BelgiumBelgiumBEL

1-2-0, 5 PTS

Takayuki Suzuki - 59'

Junichi Inamoto - 68'

Marc Wilmots - 57'

Peter Van Der Heyden - 75'

Branko StruparB. Strupar

Gert VerheyenG. VerheyenForward

Branko StruparB. Strupar

Gert VerheyenG. VerheyenForward

Peter Van Der HeydenP. Van Der HeydenGoal

Eric Van MeirE. Van MeirAssist

Peter Van Der HeydenP. Van Der HeydenGoal

Eric Van MeirE. Van MeirAssist

Tsuneyasu MiyamotoT. Miyamoto

Ryuzo MoriokaR. Morioka

Tsuneyasu MiyamotoT. Miyamoto

Ryuzo MoriokaR. Morioka

Hiroaki MorishimaH. Morishima

Takayuki SuzukiT. Suzuki

Hiroaki MorishimaH. Morishima

Takayuki SuzukiT. Suzuki

Junichi InamotoJ. InamotoGoal

AlexAlex

Shinji OnoS. OnoMidfielder

AlexAlex

Shinji OnoS. OnoMidfielder

Takayuki SuzukiT. SuzukiGoal

Daisuke IchikawaD. IchikawaAssist

Takayuki SuzukiT. SuzukiGoal

Daisuke IchikawaD. IchikawaAssist

Marc WilmotsM. WilmotsGoal

Eric Van MeirE. Van MeirAssist

Marc WilmotsM. WilmotsGoal

Eric Van MeirE. Van MeirAssist

Saitama, Japan

FIFA said on Thursday that the decision over whether Morocco or Spain would host the 2030 World Cup final would be made "in due course."

14h

The 2026 Ballon d'Or short lists are out. Here's who could win the biggest individual prizes in men's and women's soccer.

20h

Cape Verde

Saudi Arabia

ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina.

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