Football Soccer - Qatar v Iran - 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - Doha, Qatar - 23/3/17 - Qatar's Pedro Correia fights for the ball with Iran's Karim Ansarifard (L). REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari
AL AIN (Reuters) - Japan stayed on course to book their spot at next year's World Cup finals as Vahid Halilhodzic's side handed the United Arab Emirates a 2-0 defeat on Thursday, while Iran recorded a 1-0 win over Qatar.
Yuya Kubo and Yasuyuki Konno scored a goal in each half for the Japanese as the four-times Asian champions remained locked on 13 points with Saudi Arabia in Group B of Asia's qualifying tournament after Bert van Marwijk's team recorded a 3-0 win over Thailand in Bangkok.
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