Hajime Moriyasu has already led Japan to qualification for next year's World Cup finals but there was no disguising his frustration at his understrength side losing 1-0 to Australia in Perth on Thursday.
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Moriyasu mourns end of unbeaten run after loss to Australia
'It ended up being an extremely frustrating and disappointing result,' Moriyasu told reporters.
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Samurai Blue celebrated its qualification for the World Cup with victory speeches and a water shower for coach Hajime Moriyasu. But this squad has much bigger aims.
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Samurai Blue have been dominant in qualifying and can book their spot at the 2026 finals if they beat Bahrain in Saitama.
Japan can take a major step toward the 2026 World Cup over the next several days if it can negotiate away tests against Indonesia and China in the space of five days.
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Hajime Moriyasu frustrated after Australia end Japan's winning run
Japan had won all nine of their preliminaries for the 2026 tournament without conceding a goal until Shogo Taniguchi sliced the ball into his own net on Tuesday.
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