Qualifiers - Group I: Japan 2-0 Turkmenistan; Kyrgyz Republic 2-0 Myanmar

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

Qualifiers - Group I: Japan 2-0 Turkmenistan; Kyrgyz Republic 2-0 Myanmar

Bishkek: Japan kicked off their AFC U20 Asian Cup™ China 2025 Qualifiers Group I Qualifiers campaign with a 2-0 win over Turkmenistan on Wednesday.

Kyrgyz Republic, meanwhile, also defeated Myanmar 2-0 in the second Group I tie.

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#AFCU20 Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

#AFCU20 Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Kuala Lumpur: The journey to reach the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ China 2025 continued on Wednesday with thrills and spills across the continent.

To run until Sunday, the 10 groups - five of four teams each and five of five – of the Qualifiers are being contested in a centralised league format.

All group winners, along with the five best-placed runners-up, will progress to the final tournament and be joined by 1985 champions China PR, who also hosted the 2010 edition.

Stay updated on all the action with the-AFC.com.

Preview - R16: IR Iran v Morocco

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

Preview - R16: IR Iran v Morocco

Bukhara: Islamic Republic of Iran will be confident yet wary when they face Morocco in their FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 last 16 tie on Thursday.

At stake for the winners will be a mouth-watering clash with Brazil in the quarter-finals, with the five-time champions having booked their last eight ticket with a 5-0 defeat of Costa Rica on Tuesday.

DPR Korea's Ri expects even more from his young players

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

DPR Korea's Ri expects even more from his young players

Bogota: Having lifted the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup trophy for a third time, DPR Korea head coach Ri Song Ho has already set a new target for his starlets.

Ri's charges impressed from start to finish at Colombia 2024, with their amazing run reaching the finishing line with a totally deserved 1-0 win over Japan in Sunday's final.

Ri now hopes to see his budding players steering DPR Korea to a return to the FIFA Women's World Cup, with Brazil to host the 2027 edition.

Europe Wrap: Doan stars for Freiburg; Machino's goal helps Holstein Kiel create history

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Europe Wrap: Doan stars for Freiburg; Machino's goal helps Holstein Kiel create history

Kuala Lumpur: Japan's Ritsu Doan was among the scorers as Freiburg defeated FC Heidenheim to stay within touching distance of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

Doan's compatriot Shuto Machino scored late goal to force a 2-2 draw as Holstein Kiel earned their first ever point in the top tier of German football.

Son Heung-min, meanwhile, made two assists as Tottenham Hotspur erased last week's North London derby misery. The-AFC.com takes a look at how Asia's European brigade performed over the past week.

Popovic named new Socceroos head coach

Mon, 23 Sep, 2024

Popovic named new Socceroos head coach

Sydney: Tony Popovic has been named Australia head coach, replacing Graham Arnold at the helm after the former Sydney FC boss quit the Socceroos role on Friday as a result of disappointing results in the most recent matches in the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26.

Popovic, who guided Western Sydney Wanderers to the AFC Champions League title in 2014, has signed a contract that runs until the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada and will commence the role immediately.

The 51-year-old will lead the team into October’s qualifiers against China PR and Japan looking to improve on their recent performances, when the team lost to Bahrain on the Gold Coast before drawing in Jakarta with Indonesia under Arnold.

Al Ain FC beat Auckland City to advance

Mon, 23 Sep, 2024

Al Ain FC beat Auckland City to advance

Al Ain: United Arab Emirates’ Al Ain secured a 6-2 win over Auckland City of New Zealand in their FIFA Intercontinental Cup African-Asian-Pacific Cup playoff at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on Sunday.

The win sees Al Ain book a clash against Egypt’s Al Ahli in the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup in Cairo on October 29 with the victors to advance to the final stage of three matches which will be hosted by Qatar in December.