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Perth Now
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Huge lighting upgrades for Litis Stadium
Mt Hawthorn's Litis Stadium will get desperately needed upgrades to floodlighting after the City of Vincent picked Stiles Electrical & Communications Services to do the job. The company provided a $572,079.48 quote for the job, the second cheapest of the four tenders, and was given the best assessment score. The project will involve the removal of six floodlighting poles and metal halide lamps and installation of new floodlighting poles, LED luminaires, a lighting system distribution board and all associated electrical cabling and conduits. 'The lighting design and increased pole height, combined with new LED lighting technology, will significantly reduce light spill (both glare and perceived glare) comparatively to the existing metal halide floodlights,' a council report said. The existing floodlighting was installed in 2002 and is no longer compliant with standards set by Football West. It has prevented Floreat Athena Football Club from being able to host night matches and the annual night series competition. In 2022, the club sought State Government support to upgrade the lighting to the minimum requirement for night matches. Last year it was approached by Football Australia about using the stadium as a potential training site for the AFC Women's Asian World Cup, which kicks off in March 2026. This year the State Government provided $800,000 in grant funding to enable the lighting upgrade to be delivered.
Qatar Tribune
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Al Annabi continue to train at camp in Austria
The Qatar national football team continues extensive training at their overseas camp in Austria, which began on July 11 and runs through July 27, as part of preparations for the Asian Qualifiers FIFA World Cup Play-offs this October. Coach Julen Lopetegui is using the camp to fine-tune the squad's tactical and physical readiness in hopes of guiding Al Annabi to a second consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance — and their first earned through qualification, following their automatic berth as 2022 hosts. The Asian Football Confederation draw recently confirmed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will co-host the fourth round of Asian World Cup qualifiers — the continental play-offs — from October 8 to 14. Qatar, who also play hosts, have been drawn along side the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman while Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Iraq are in Group B. Qatar are currently ranked 53rd in the FIFA World Rankings.
The Mainichi
11-06-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Football: Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo spur Japan to big win over Indonesia
SUITA (Osaka) -- Daichi Kamada netted a brace, and match-day captain Takefusa Kubo was also among the scorers Tuesday as Japan concluded their Asian World Cup qualifiers with a 6-0 thrashing of Indonesia. The Samurai Blue, who booked their ticket to the 2026 World Cup with three matches to spare, finished on top of qualifying Group C with seven wins, two draws and one defeat. Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu continued to experiment with his lineup after starting an untested side in Thursday's 1-0 loss to Australia, handing the captain's armband to the 24-year-old Kubo. Crystal Palace midfielder Kamada opened the scoring at a rainy Panasonic Stadium in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, when he headed in Shunsuke Mito's cross from the left in the 15th minute. Kubo doubled the margin with a stylish finish four minutes later, intercepting a deflected ball and chipping high into the net from close range. The Real Sociedad star set up Kamada to tap home his second in injury time, giving the Samurai Blue a 3-0 halftime lead. After starting on the right, winger Ryoya Morishita of Polish outfit Legia Warszawa found the net early in the second half for his first international goal, which was quickly followed by a Shuto Machino strike that made it 5-0. Mao Hosoya completed the scoring off the bench in the 80th minute. "The players' efforts led to this result," said Moriyasu, who has set the ambitious target of winning the World Cup, to be hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States next summer. "There is still a lot we need to learn and improve, both the players and the team as a whole." Indonesia, coached by former Netherlands international Patrick Kluivert, finished fourth in the group with three wins, three draws and four losses.
Kyodo News
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Kamada, Kubo spur Japan to big win over Indonesia
KYODO NEWS - 5 hours ago - 22:40 | Sports, All Daichi Kamada netted a brace, and match-day captain Takefusa Kubo was also among the scorers Tuesday as Japan concluded their Asian World Cup qualifiers with a 6-0 thrashing of Indonesia. The Samurai Blue, who booked their ticket to the 2026 World Cup with three matches to spare, finished on top of qualifying Group C with seven wins, two draws and one defeat. Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu continued to experiment with his lineup after starting an untested side in Thursday's 1-0 loss to Australia, handing the captain's armband to the 24-year-old Kubo. Crystal Palace midfielder Kamada opened the scoring at a rainy Panasonic Stadium in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, when he headed in Shunsuke Mito's cross from the left in the 15th minute. Kubo doubled the margin with a stylish finish four minutes later, intercepting a deflected ball and chipping high into the net from close range. The Real Sociedad star set up Kamada to tap home his second in injury time, giving the Samurai Blue a 3-0 halftime lead. After starting on the right, winger Ryoya Morishita of Polish outfit Legia Warszawa found the net early in the second half for his first international goal, which was quickly followed by a Shuto Machino strike that made it 5-0. Mao Hosoya completed the scoring off the bench in the 80th minute. "The players' efforts led to this result," said Moriyasu, who has set the ambitious target of winning the World Cup, to be hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States next summer. "There is still a lot we need to learn and improve, both the players and the team as a whole." Indonesia, coached by former Netherlands international Patrick Kluivert, finished fourth in the group with three wins, three draws and four losses. Related coverage: Football: Makeshift Japan fall late to Australia for 1st q'fiers loss Football: Nadeshiko Japan suffer back-to-back defeats against Brazil Japanese footballer in Australia arrested in betting scandal
Kyodo News
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Kamada, Kubo spur Japan to big win over Indonesia
KYODO NEWS - 37 minutes ago - 22:08 | Sports, All Daichi Kamada netted a brace, and match-day captain Takefusa Kubo was also among the scorers Tuesday as Japan concluded their Asian World Cup qualifiers with a 6-0 thrashing of Indonesia. The Samurai Blue, who booked their ticket to the 2026 World Cup with three matches to spare, finished on top of qualifying Group C with seven wins, two draws and one defeat. Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu continued to experiment with his lineup after starting an untested side in Thursday's 1-0 loss to Australia, handing the captain's armband to the 24-year-old Kubo. Crystal Palace midfielder Kamada opened the scoring at a rainy Panasonic Stadium in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, when he headed in Shunsuke Mito's cross from the left in the 15th minute. Kubo doubled the margin with a stylish finish four minutes later, intercepting a deflected ball and chipping high into the net from close range. The Real Sociedad star set up Kamada to tap home his second in injury time, giving the Samurai Blue a 3-0 halftime lead. After starting on the right, winger Ryoya Morishita of Polish outfit Legia Warszawa found the net early in the second half for his first international goal, which was quickly followed by a Shuto Machino strike that made it 5-0. Mao Hosoya completed the scoring off the bench in the 80th minute. Indonesia, coached by former Netherlands international Patrick Kluivert, finished fourth in the group with three wins, three draws and four losses. Related coverage: Football: Makeshift Japan fall late to Australia for 1st q'fiers loss Football: Nadeshiko Japan suffer back-to-back defeats against Brazil Japanese footballer in Australia arrested in betting scandal
