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Japan Emperor's Cup qualifiers

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The Japan Football Association confirmed the prefectural finals for the 106th Emperor’s Cup, with Gainer Tottori, Kamatamare Sanuki and Kochi United ~~clinching~~ earning first‑round ~~spots~~ places for the 19 August opener. In the third‑division qualifier on 26 July 2026, Fukushima United ~~thrashed~~ defeated Iwaki Furukawa 7‑0. Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura, ~~59 years old,~~ 59, scored ~~the team's fifth goal~~ in the 52nd minute, ~~becoming~~ lifting the ~~oldest scorer in~~ score to 5‑0 and ending a ~~professional Japanese match (59 years 149 days). The strike was~~ four‑year goal drought – his first competitive ~~goal~~ strike since November ~~2022 and marked his 42nd professional season. Miura is~~ 2022. The goal secured Fukushima United’s qualification for the upcoming Emperor’s Cup. Miura, on loan from Yokohama FC, ~~with~~ has had the ~~arrangement now~~ loan extended through June 2027, ensuring his eligibility ~~for the next season~~ despite the ~~league’s~~ J‑League’s shift ~~from a spring‑autumn~~ to an autumn‑spring ~~calendar. This calendar change~~ calendar, which will allow him to continue playing ~~beyond his 60th birthday~~ after turning 60 in February 2027. Over a five‑decade career he has featured for clubs in Brazil, Italy, ~~Croatia and~~ Croatia, Australia and ~~earned~~ Portugal, and amassed 55 goals in 89 caps for Japan. The win advances Fukushima United to the next ~~round of the Emperor’s Cup~~ round, while Miura’s record underscores the ~~unique~~ extraordinary longevity of his playing career.

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