Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Karbala: Their bid for a first WAFF Championship title is far from over, but Palestine head coach Noureddine Ould Ali has one eye on his side’s Asian Qualifiers campaign for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, which begins in September.
A 1-0 opening match win against Yemen in Group A was followed up by a late 2-1 defeat to hosts Iraq on Friday in a mixed start to the regional championship, giving the Palestinians little room for error if they are to advance to the final on August 14.
But even if Palestine’s WAFF Championship tilt ends at the group stage, Ould Ali sees the competition as important preparation for the crucial Asian Qualifiers to come.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Erbil: Kuwait came from behind to earn an impressive 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia, while a single goal from Ismaeel Abdullatif was enough to secure victory for Bahrain over Jordan, as Group B of the 2019 WAFF Championship began in Iraq on Sunday.
SAUDI ARABIA 1-2 KUWAIT
Kuwait, champions in 2010, recovered from a slow start to take a successful first step in this year’s edition, coming from behind to beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in an entertaining clash at Frasno Hariri Stadium.
The Kuwaitis emerged victorious in a match which produced three goals, two penalties and a late red card to secure their first international win of 2019, and continue their perfect record in WAFF Championship opening matches
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Karbala: Hosts Iraq came from behind to maintain their perfect record, while Lebanon produced late heroics of their own to beat Syria on the second day of Group A action at the 2019 WAFF Championship on Friday.
PALESTINE 1-2 IRAQ
Iraq continued their perfect start to their home championship, recovering from the concession of an early Islam Batran spot-kick to eventually prevail 2-1 at Karbala Sports City.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Karbala: Hosts Iraq got their campaign up and running with a 1-0 win over Lebanon, while Palestine also claimed a single-goal success against Yemen as the 2019 WAFF Championship got underway in Karbala on Tuesday.
IRAQ 1-0 LEBANON
A second-half goal from Hussein Ali helped hosts Iraq make a winning start, with Srecko Katanec’s side overcoming Lebanon 1-0 at Karbala International Stadium.
Ali’s decisive 58th minute strike followed a commanding first-half performance from Iraq, who entertained a large and enthusiastic crowd throughout the opening period but failed to find an opening goal.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia have unveiled two-time African Cup of Nations winner Hervé Renard as their new national head coach.
The Frenchman joins the Green Falcons ahead of their imminent FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers campaign, which begins in early September.
Renard - who became the first coach in history to win the African title with two different nations when he led Zambia to glory in 2012 and succeeded again with Côte d’Ivoire three years later – joins the Saudi setup following his resignation as Moroccan national team head coach two weeks ago.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With their challengers all ranked higher than them, Guam are counting on home ground advantage to make a mark in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
Guam are in Group A of the Asian Qualifiers with China PR, Maldives, Philippines and Syria the teams they have to face.
It will be a tough challenge as Guam, at 198, are the lowest ranked team in the group.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tokyo: Akira Nishino knows what his target as Thailand head coach is - that the Southeast Asians reach Japan's level.
"I want to build up the team so we can compete well against Japan," said Nishino, who guided Japan to the Round of 16 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.
"I was honoured to receive this offer. I went to Thailand in June and I could recognise their great passion. Thailand has potential. First, we will work to become leaders in Southeast Asia."
Football Association of Thailand President Pol.Gen. Somyot Pumpanmuang was present at Nishino's unveiling in Tokyo on Friday.