Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup will be a long journey, a gauntlet that will require — at a minimum — multiple group stages. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will put eight teams ...

HONG KONG, Saudi Arabia and Cambodia will stand in the way of the Philippines’ quest for its third consecutive stint in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup (WAC). The Filipinas found themselves bunched with the ...

AFC Asian Cup 2027 is moving towards the final stages of its qualifications, with the third round qualifiers set to kick off on 25 March. The final qualifier stage will feature 24 teams looking to ...

India's bid to bring the AFC Asian Cup 2031 to the subcontinent was recognised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in its Annual General Body meeting at the 35th AFC Congress in Kuala Lumpur ...

April 12 (Reuters) - Asian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa suggested that the votes for hosting the 2031 and 2035 Asian Cups be held together after confirming ...

When India vs Bangladesh first showed up on the fixture list for the men's national football team, it seemed a relatively winnable contest. After all, India (FIFA rank 126) have lost just four of ...

KUALA LUMPUR – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, on April 12 opposed a South American request to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams ...

The Saudi women’s national football team will take part in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers for the ... take place in centralized venues across Cambodia, Indonesia, Jordan, Myanmar ...

A statement penalty shootout victory over reigning champion Japan on Sunday saw Saudi Arabia’s Under-17 side reach the semi-finals of the AFC U17 Asian Cup for the first time since the Kingdom ...