A sizzler is on the cards when Islamic Republic of Iran host Uzbekistan in Group E of the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ on Tuesday.

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.

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.

قرعه‌کشی مرحله نهایی انتخابی جام جهانی ۲۰۲۶ در قاره آسیا ۷ تیر در مقر AFC برگزار خواهد شد.

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.

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 […]

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

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.

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.