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Australia stumbles to 1-1 draw with China in WC qualifier
Australia has slipped out of the automatic World Cup qualification spots after a 1-1 draw with ChinaNOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan closes in on qualifying group leaders in Asia
Japan closed in on both Saudi Arabia and Australia in Asian World Cup qualifying by beating Vietnam 1-0 while the two leading teams in Group B played out a 0-0 drawNOVEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia, Saudi Arabia in 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifying
Australia and Saudi Arabia played to an often ill-tempered, rainy 0-0 draw in the Socceroos’ first home match in more than two yearsNOVEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Socceroos feeling right at home ahead of World Cup qualifier
The Australian team will finally get to play on home soil after 763 days when it hosts group-leading Saudi Arabia in Asian qualifiers for the World CupNOVEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
763 days later, Australian men's soccer team plays at home
The Australian men’s soccer team will play its first home match in more than two years — 763 days to be exact — when the Socceroos take on Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier on...OCTOBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Carli Lloyd plays final match for US in rout of South Korea
The U.S. women sent Carli Lloyd into retirement with a 6-0 rout of South KoreaOCTOBER 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan ends Australia's win streak in World Cup qualifying
An Australian own-goal kept Japan in the race for an automatic spot in next year’s World CupOCTOBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan's World Cup hopes in danger after loss to Saudi Arabia
Japan surprisingly lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia to leave its chances of a seventh successive World Cup appearance in jeopardyOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Carli Lloyd scores 5 goals, US women rout Paraguay 9-0
Carli Lloyd scored a career-high five goals and the United States routed Paraguay 9-0 on Thursday in the national team’s first game since the OlympicsSEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ulsan beats Kawasaki Frontale in Asian Champions League
South Korean team Ulsan Horang-i has kept its hopes alive for a second consecutive Asian Champions League title by beating Kawasaki Frontale 3-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the...SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia, South Korea, Japan complete 1-0 WC qualifier wins
Australia has edged Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi to make it two wins out of two in Group B of Asia World Cup qualifyingSEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oman shocks Japan 1-0, Iraq holds South Korea to 0-0 draw
Australia beat China 3-0 but Japan has fallen to a shock 1-0 defeat against Oman in the opening Group B game of World Cup qualifyingSEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US forward Carli Lloyd retiring after decorated career
Carli Lloyd has announced her retirement from soccerAUGUST 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cordova leads Mexico to soccer bronze in 3-1 win over Japan
Sebastian Córdova opened the scoring and added two assists to lead Mexico to a 3-1 victory over host Japan in the bronze medal match in Olympic men’s soccerAUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brazil to play Spain in men's Olympic soccer gold-medal game
Defending champion Brazil will face Spain for the Olympic gold medal in men’s soccer on SaturdayAUGUST 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Olympic volunteers strive to share stories of 3/11 disaster
The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to help showcase northeastern Japan's recovery from a devastating earthquake and tsunami a decade agoAUGUST 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Now at Olympics, Pedri losing count of games after 11 months
Spain midfielder Pedri played his 70th match of the season at the OlympicsJULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Familiar foes: US, Netherlands ready for quarterfinal clash
The United States plays the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament on Friday — bringing together the two teams that played in the World Cup final...JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
From the Emperor on down: Memories of the '64 Tokyo Olympics
Every Japanese of a certain age has memories of the 1964 Tokyo OlympicsJULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan beats Chile, will play Sweden in Olympic quarterfinals
Mina Tanaka scored the lone goal to help Japan beat Chile 1-0 and set up a quarterfinal match against Sweden in the women’s Olympic soccer competitionJULY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan tops Mexico 2-1, stays perfect in men's Olympic soccer
Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan scored in the opening 11 minutes to lead Japan to a 2-1 victory over Mexico in men’s Olympic soccerJULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lloyd navigates her 4th Olympics for the US women's team
Carli Lloyd was lamenting her missed chances in the U.S. women's 6-1 win over New Zealand in the group stage of the soccer tournament at the Tokyo OlympicsJULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
British women beat Japan, reach Olympic soccer quarterfinals
Ellen White scored her third goal in two games at the Olympics and headed Britain to a 1-0 victory over Japan to earn a place in the women’s soccer quarterfinalsJULY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
