Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: The painful experience of narrowly missing out on a place at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Finals is driving Chinese Taipei onto bigger and better things, claims national team captain Chen Po-liang.
The East Asians missed out on their first AFC Asian Cup Finals appearance since 1968 – their second of two - by a solitary point as they fell short of qualifying at the hands of Bahrain and Turkmenistan.
But for a team from a nation where baseball dominates the sporting scene, those performances have given Chinese Taipei a greater sense of belief.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: With his principal objective achieved, Vital Borkelmans was delighted as he headed back to Jordan with his players having kicked off their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers Group B campaign with victory over Chinese Taipei.
Goals in the first half from Baha Faisal and Ahmed Sameer gave Borkelmans’ side enough of a cushion to ensure they picked up the three points, despite a late goal from Wen Chih-hao, allowing the Belgian to shift his focus to his side’s upcoming games.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Jordan survived a late scare to make a winning start to the second round of the Asian Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Thursday as Vital Borkelmans’ side claimed a 2-1 win over Chinese Taipei in challenging conditions.
Baha Faisal and Ahmad Sameer had given the Jordanians a two-goal cushion by the halftime break on a rain-soaked pitch before Weh Chih-hao’s strike for Chinese Taipei ensured a nervous final nine minutes plus stoppage time before Jordan confirmed their opening win in Group B.
Heavy rain over the preceding two days made the pitch at the Taipei Municipal Stadium a challenge for both sides, but Borkelmans’ side brushed those difficulties aside to take a two-goal lead into the half-time break.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuwait City: Kuwait scored an emphatic 7-0 victory over Nepal in their opening match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers at Kuwait Sports Club Stadium on Thursday.
The 1980 AFC Asian Cup winners were returninig to the Qualifiers after five years, having missed out on the 2019 qualifying campaign following their suspension by FIFA.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guwahati: Oman national team coach Erwin Koeman was a happy man after seeing his side come from a goal down to beat India 2-1 in Group E of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
Sunil Chhetri had put India ahead in the first half but a late brace from Rabia Alawi Al Mandhar gave Oman three valuable points at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: Qatar coach Felix Sanchez believes his side has been given a major boost following Thursday's comfortable 6-0 victory against Afghanistan in Group E of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
A hat-trick from this year's AFC Asian Cup MVP and Golden boot winner Almoez Ali as well as goals from Hassan Al Haydos, Abdulkarim Hassan and Boualem Khoukhi at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium gave Asia's reigning champions a perfect start to their campaign.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jakarta: Mohamadou Sumareh has dedicated his goals against Indonesia in Thursday's Asian Qualifiers tie to the Malaysia fans.
Naturalised Malaysian Sumareh made a dramatic instant impact on the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Group G tie at the pulsating Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, drawing his side level at 1-1 just moments after coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute.
There was even greater drama to follow as the Gambian-born Sumareh then scored the goal that gave Malaysia a 3-2 win deep into stoppage time to spark wild celebrations.