nst the third-placed team in the other Asian group then a side from the North, Central and Caribbeanregion. Europe’s nine group winners will qualify automatically for next year’s tournament in Rus. h other for the right to enter an intercontinental playoff against a side from the CONCACAF region. Japan booked their ticket to Russia with a 2-0 win over Australia in Saitama on Thursday, meaning Va. The win gave India a 5-0 series sweep, the first time a country has won those many ODIs in a bilateral series. Queensland’s premier, whose state government was the financial backer of a November 12 fight, . “I know all the opponents are behind me, so I should win every match, which is tough. Okazaki played only a handful of minutes late on against the Socceroos while stalwart Keisuke Honda never got off the bench. It remains to be seen whether it is Hilton Cartwright, Steve O’Keefe or Jackson Bird who makes it into the playing XI. The Frenchman had dropped the first set 7-5 before losing interest in the match in the second as he appeared to suffer from a leg injury.