South Korea top Group B and qualify with 2-0 win over United Arab Emirates Japan became the first team to qualify for the World Cup finals in South Africa next year with a 1-0 win over Uzbekistan in Asian Group A on Saturday.

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Japan's national team has changed practice venues in Monterrey ahead of the World Cup after players encountered an uneven pitch marred by patches of dirt at their original training ground. The Japanese delegation said it has switched from the facility for Liga MX club UANL Tigres — site of Wednesday's practice — to El Barrial,

Japan's World Cup campaign starts on June 14, but they could be without a key player in Wataru Endo due to injury concerns.