Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Nearly two decades after the UAE reached their only AFC Asian Cup final at home in 1996, a new generation delivered the Whites best-ever performance on foreign soil. Ali Mabkhout remembers Australia 2015 where he spearheaded the attack for the bronze medallists.
Going into the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Omar Abdulrahman was the UAE’s most recognisable face, and he boosted his reputation as one of Asia’s finest players with a string of top performances Down Under, but arguably the biggest winner from the team’s run to the semi-finals was the then 25-year-old Mabkhout.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Islamic Republic of Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz has stressed the importance of preparing early ahead of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 in January.
Iran are in Group D alongside Iraq, Yemen and Vietnam and Queiroz said that in order to succeed in Asia’s most prestigious competition, Iran must prepare themselves to take on the best.
“We will have to play against Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and the big Asia football powers like Japan, Korea Republic and Australia in the Asian Cup. Some people think that the tournament will be easy after what we did in the FIFA World Cup, but it’s not.”
Referring to the fans’ expectations after Team Melli's performance in Russia, Queiroz stressed the importance of paying attention to the requirements of the national team before another difficult competition.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Sixteen Asian nations came together as a historic edition of the AFC Asian Cup kicked-off exactly 11 years ago. The-AFC.com takes a trip down memory lane to relive three weeks of thrilling action.
The 2007 edition was a historic one for a variety of reasons; four different nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) co-hosted the AFC Asian Cup for the first and only time in the competition's history, as Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation and made their continental debut.
History was made in the final as we saw a seventh different nation crowned champions of Asia. An unfancied Iraq side beat the odds to win their maiden AFC Asian Cup title. The tournament also got its own official match ball for the first time ever with the introduction of the Nike Mercurial AC.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The thrilling build-up to the best and biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup snaps back into focus as Asia’s most prestigious competition approaches the six months-to-go mark.
Join the-AFC.com as we review the key milestones and game-changing enhancements introduced to guarantee Asia’s passionate fans and brightest talents experience a tournament of a lifetime.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Asia’s best will head into the next six months with the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 firmly in their sights.
The expanded AFC Asian Cup 2019 will see 24 teams in action, which sets the stage for exciting matches in the Continental showpiece and the-AFC.com takes a look at Groups D, E and F.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With the countdown timer reaching six months to go, the 24 teams have already laid their plans for the buildup to the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
While Asia’s top five teams have just finished their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia campaign, the rest have begun preparations for the Continental showpiece on January 5-February 1, 2019.
Adding to the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 will be several debutants and join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the cast for Groups A, B and C.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: A cool January evening in Doha saw Japan lift their fourth AFC Asian Cup trophy after defeating Australia in extra time. Goalscorer Tadanari Lee remembers a historic moment for him and for the Samurai Blue.
Tadanari Lee may not have been the prolific goal scorer for Japan that Kunishige Kamamoto or Kazuyoshi Miura were, but having only registered two goals for his nation, he will always have a place in history books and in the memory of Japanese football fans.
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the first time the Samurai Blue failed to reach the final in two decades, so when the following edition rolled around, there was an unprecedented level of determination to make amends.