PSG sign Lee Kang-in from Mallorca

Sun, 09 Jul, 2023

PSG sign Lee Kang-in from Mallorca

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain have signed Korea Republic international Lee Kang-in from Real Mallorca, the Ligue 1 champions announced on Saturday.

The 22-year-old becomes PSG's fourth signing of the close season.

Croatia's Bilic named head coach of Saudi Arabia's Al Fateh

Sun, 09 Jul, 2023

Croatia's Bilic named head coach of Saudi Arabia's Al Fateh

Riyadh: Former Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has returned to Saudi Arabia as head coach of Al Fateh, the club announced on Saturday.

The 54-year-old is the latest well-known figure to move to the Saudi Pro League after Steven Gerrard took over as Al Ettifaq coach earlier this week.

Diaz hat-trick powers Panama past Qatar

Sun, 09 Jul, 2023

Diaz hat-trick powers Panama past Qatar

Miami: Ismael Díaz scored a hat-trick in the space of nine second-half minutes as Panama marched into the semi-finals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-0 win over Qatar on Saturday.

Panama will face the winners of the quarter-final between the United States and Canada, which will be held on Sunday in Cincinnati.

Asia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2010s

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

Asia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2010s

Kuala Lumpur: The excitement is building as the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 draws ever nearer to the opening ceremony on July 20 as a record six Asian nations prepare to compete at the festival of football. 

With the clocking ticking down, the-AFC.com continues its trip down memory lane to look at the Asian teams’ performance through the years, this time by shining the spotlight on the 2010s. 
 
The undoubted highlight was Japan’s crowning glory in 2011, while knockout round appearances for Australia, China PR and Korea Republic, as well as a debut for Thailand, were also notable. 

Asia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2000s

Sat, 08 Jul, 2023

Asia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2000s

Kuala Lumpur: As the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand rapidly approaches its big kick-off on July 20, the-AFC.com continues to look back through the decades at how Asian teams have performed at the global showpiece. 

This time, we reflect on the 2000s, which saw two more knockout round appearances for China PR, DPR Korea breaking new ground, Australia representing the Asian Football Confederation for the first time and Japanese legend Homare Sawa scoring her first World Cup goals. 

Asia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: 1990s

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Asia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: 1990s

Kuala Lumpur: The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 will get underway on July 20 with 32 national teams, of which a record six are representing Asia, fighting for the coveted prize as the tournament returns for its ninth edition.  

Along with co-hosts and world No. 10 Australia, 2011 champions Japan, former finalists and reigning Asian champions China PR, AFC Asian Cup™ 2022 runners-up Korea Republic and debutants Vietnam and the Philippines are set to feature in the competition. 
 
As we get ever closer to the big event, the-AFC.com takes a look back at how Asian teams have performed in the FIFA Women’s World Cup over the last three decades. We start with the 1990s during which the continent hosted the inaugural edition and pulled off a string of impressive results. 

Korea Republic fight back to defeat Haiti

Sat, 08 Jul, 2023

Korea Republic fight back to defeat Haiti

Seoul: Korea Republic came from behind to beat Haiti 2-1 in their final friendly on Saturday ahead of their FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 challenge later this month.

Haiti, preparing for their FIFA Women's World Cup debut, took the lead in the 16th minute but Korea Republic found their scoring boots in the second half to claim the win at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.