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Preview – Group A: Qatar v India; Kuwait v Afghanistan 21 خرداد 1403

Preview – Group A: Qatar v India; Kuwait v Afghanistan

Group A of the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ is set for an exciting finish with India, Afghanistan and Kuwait all in the running to advance.

Stage set for AFCU17 and AFCU20 Qualifiers draws 21 خرداد 1403

Stage set for AFCU17 and AFCU20 Qualifiers draws

Asia’s age-group national teams will embark on their quest to reach the AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2025 and AFC U20 Asian Cup™ 2025 later this year when the Qualifiers for both kick off in October and September respectively.

Round 2 – MD5: Results & Reports 17 خرداد 1403

Round 2 – MD5: Results & Reports

Matchday 5 of the Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ on Thursday is set for thrills and spills as the hopefuls look to confirm their berths.

Al Sadd sign Spanish forward Rafa Mujica 11 خرداد 1403

Al Sadd sign Spanish forward Rafa Mujica

Mujica, who represented Spain at the U19 level, joins Al Sadd from Portuguese side FC Arouca. “I am happy to join Al Sadd Club, which has achieved and won (many) championships in Qatari football. I hope to achieve all my ambitions with my new team at the beginning of next season,” the 25-year-old said in […]

Australia fight back to share spoils with China PR 11 خرداد 1403

Australia fight back to share spoils with China PR

Zhang Linyan put China PR in front after half an hour and it looked to be enough before Heyman, playing up front in place of the injured Sam Kerr, prodded home in the 95th minute. It sparked wild celebrations from 52,912 fans at Adelaide Oval. Another 75,000 are expected to watch a re-match of the […]

Australia, Japan out to sharpen edges 10 خرداد 1403

Australia, Japan out to sharpen edges

Australia and Japan will aim to further finetune themselves ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in international friendly matches over the coming days.

ACL 2023/24: The Stats Leaders 10 خرداد 1403

ACL 2023/24: The Stats Leaders

After Al Ain FC’s victory over Yokohama F. Marinos in the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 final brought to a close the last edition of the tournament in its current format, the-AFC.com takes an in-depth look at the numbers and players that excelled during the campaign.

West Asia Wrap: Al Sadd clinch 19th Amir Cup; titles decided in Kuwait, Jordan, UAE 07 خرداد 1403

West Asia Wrap: Al Sadd clinch 19th Amir Cup; titles decided in Kuwait, Jordan, UAE

Mateus Uribe's dramatic 118th-minute goal secured 10-man Al Sadd a record-extending 19th Amir Cup victory following their 1-0 win over Qatar SC at the Education City Stadium on Friday.

IR Iran emerge champions 06 خرداد 1403

IR Iran emerge champions

Islamic Republic of Iran emerged champions of the CAFA U15 Women’s Championship 2024 after defeating hosts Tajikistan 4-0 on Saturday.

Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee 04 خرداد 1403

Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee

The AFC Competitions Committee underlined its determination to enhance Asian football after approving a host of key decisions in view of the strategic reforms to be introduced this year at its third meeting held in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.