ASEAN & East Asia Wrap: Top two stumble in China PR; Trio level on points in Indonesia

Mon, 26 Dec, 2022

ASEAN & East Asia Wrap: Top two stumble in China PR; Trio level on points in Indonesia

Hong Kong: Leaders Wuhan Three Towns and the chasing Shandong Taishan both suffered defeats in China PR on Friday as the two sides remained tied on 72 points at the top of the Chinese Super League standings with only two rounds left to play. 

Leaders PSM Makassar were held to a 1-1 draw by Borneo FC in Indonesia leaving the door open for their chasers Bali United and Madura United to make up ground. The top three in Liga 1 now have 33 points apiece as the competition breaks for the 2022 AFF Cup. 
 
In Australia, Macarthur FC moved to third place with a 3-0 defeat of Sydney FC while Kitchee SC booked a place in the final of the Senior Shield in Hong Kong at the expense of Lee Man, so join the-AFC.com as we review this week’s action from across ASEAN and East Asia.

Singapore stop gritty Myanmar, Malaysia shine against Laos

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Singapore stop gritty Myanmar, Malaysia shine against Laos

Kuala Lumpur: Four-time champions Singapore kicked off their 2022 AFF Cup campaign with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Myanmar on Saturday.

Malaysia, meanwhile, defeated Laos 5-0 in Kuala Lumpur for their second successive win in Group B.

Indonesia impress, Philippines bounce back

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Indonesia impress, Philippines bounce back

Jakarta: Indonesia kicked off their bid to win the AFF Cup for the first time with a 2-1 win over Cambodia in Jakarta on Friday.

Group A's second match of the day saw the Philippines bounce back from their opening game loss to beat Brunei Darussalam 5-1 in Manila. 

Year in Review: Age group tournaments return with a bang

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Year in Review: Age group tournaments return with a bang

Kuala Lumpur: As we approach the end of 2022, we can look back at an exciting year with Asian football making a return at all levels following the COVID-19 enforced disruption.

Kicking off the return of age-group tournaments was the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan, with the qualifiers for the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 and  AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2023 following suit.

Join the-AFC.com in our review of the three tournaments.

Qatar 2022: Steep learning curve for hosts

Wed, 21 Dec, 2022

Qatar 2022: Steep learning curve for hosts

Kuala Lumpur: Qatar headed into the FIFA World Cup 2022 on home soil with minimal expectations in their maiden participation in the global showpiece.

It proved to be a tough yet rewarding experience for head coach Felix Sanchez's players with expectations soaring that Qatar can be regular qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup.

Qatar 2022: Korea Republic show grit and determination

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Qatar 2022: Korea Republic show grit and determination

Kuala Lumpur: Korea Republic's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 campaign may have ended in the Round of 16 but the East Asians deserve credit for even getting to the stage after a difficult group stage.

All hope looked lost following their defeat to Ghana but Paulo Bento's side refused to give up.

Join the-AFC.com as we retrace Korea Republic's Qatar 2022 journey.

Qatar 2022: So near yet so far for Japan

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Qatar 2022: So near yet so far for Japan

Kuala Lumpur: Japan came within a penalty shoot-out of reaching the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals for the first time at Qatar 2022.

Head coach Hajime Moriyasu had unhesitatingly stated that the last eight stage was his target, with Japan having fallen in the Round of 16 on three previous occasions.
 
The-AFC.com takes a look at how Japan just missed out on reaching their target.