Jepang Jadi Tim Pertama yang Lolos ke Piala Dunia 2026, Susul Trio Tuan Rumah

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Tiga Pemain Timnas Jepang, Wataru Endo, Koki Ogawa, Kaoru Mitoma.
Tiga pemain Timnas Jepang, Wataru Endo, Koki Ogawa, dan Kaoru Mitoma. (Grafis: Dede Sopatal Mauladi/Skor.id)

SKOR.id - Jepang menjadi negara pertama yang lolos ke Piala Dunia 2026 via kualifikasi, bergabung dengan trio tuan rumah, Amerika Serikat, Kanada, dan Meksiko.

Kepastian didapat tim asuhan Hajime Moriyasu pada Kamis (20/3/2025), usai mengalahkan Bahrain 2-0 di Stadion Saitama, dalam lanjutan Grup C putaran ketiga Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2026 zona Asia.

Gol-gol Daichi Kamada (66') dan Takefusa Kubo (87') menggaransi Jepang takkan terlempar dari dua besar klasemen, yang merupakan kuota lolos otomatis ke putaran final.

Hebatnya, Timnas Jepang mencapai status ini dengan menyisakan tiga pertandingan lagi, menjadikannya kualifikasi tercepat dalam sejarah mereka.

Tentu semua tak lepas dari performa fenomenal Wataru Endo dan kawan-kawan sejak laga pertama melawan Cina, September tahun lalu, di mana kemenangan telak 7-0 berhasil diamankan.

Sejak itu, mereka tak terbendung. Lanjut membantai Bahrain 5-0, menang di kandang Arab Saudi 2-0, sedikit tersandung kontra Australia 1-1, bangkit lawan Indonesia 4-0, sikat lagi Cina 3-1, sebelum menekuk Bahrain.

Timnas Jepang kini mengoleksi 19 poin dari tujuh pertandingan, takkan bisa disalip siapapun sampai laga pamungkas nanti. Cuma Australia yang bisa menyamai, itu pun jika Socceroos menang terus sisa kualifikasi.

Apa yang dicapai Jepang tahun ini sangat berbeda dibanding empat tahun lalu, di mana mereka kesulitan di awal putaran ketiga Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2022.

Pasukan Samurai Biru sempat tercecer usai menelan dua kekalahan dalam tiga laga pembuka Grup B. 

Untungnya, Junya Ito dan kawan-kawan perlahan bangkit dan berhasil lolos menemani Arab Saudi ke putaran final di Qatar.

Kini, performa mereka jauh lebih baik, langsung tancap gas sejak awal dan tak buang waktu untuk amankan tiket. 

Sebagai informasi, ini adalah kali kedelapan beruntun Timnas Jepang lolos ke Piala Dunia sejak debut pada edisi 1998. Dalam periode itu, mereka tiga kali berhasil menjejak ke babak 16 besar. 

Tahun depan, mereka siap mencoba lagi dan berharap bisa melaju lebih jauh. 

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