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Japan Boost World Cup Confidence with Friendly Win over Bolivia

Japan, already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, won 3-0 with goals from Kamada, Machino, and Nakamura to maintain strong form against Bolivia.

  • At the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan national football team defeated Bolivia national football team 3-0 in an international friendly with limited live telecasts.
  • Already qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026, Japan national football team came into the friendly after wins over Brazil and Ghana.
  • A 4th-minute opener from Daichi Kamada came from a Takefusa Kubo assist as Japan used a 3-4-2-1 formation against Bolivia's 4-3-3, with Shuto Machino scoring later.
  • Yukinari Sugawara and Ko Itakura received yellow cards and Fernando Nava's injury caused a brief delay, while live coverage was limited to ESPN+ and DAZN, excluding India.
  • Bolivia must address deficiencies to qualify for the World Cup next year, using the match to build momentum ahead of the inter-confederation playoffs in March.
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The ‘green’ is once again facing an Asian cast after its 2-0 defeat to South Korea. Learn about the timing of this engagement

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The cast led by Óscar Villegas fell 3-0 against Japan and did not register finals to the rival arch. There are already three defeats to the thread. The selection of Bolivia does not have a good time in the FIFA date and now added a new defeat that worries in the face of the repechaje. The cast led by Óscar Villegas now lost to Japan and showed a worrying presentation. The altiplanans did not stand and were surpassed by the Asians from start to f…

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Bolivia’s football team lost by 3-0 this Tuesday its friendly in Tokyo against Japan, which showed itself far superior to the Óscar Villegas team and in good shape for the 2026 World Cup, to which the Green aspires to be classified in the March repesca. The Japanese group started dominating the match, [...] The post Bolivia falls 3-0 against a Japan during friendly appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de El Salvador.

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Infobae broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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