Participants get valuable insights at the 2nd AFC Women’s Football Special Online Session 2022

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Participants get valuable insights at the 2nd AFC Women’s Football Special Online Session 2022

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted its second AFC Women’s Football Special Online Session on Thursday to discuss learnings from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ at a time when Asian teams are preparing for the FIFA Women's World Cup next year, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

The virtual session was led by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh and was attended by almost 100 participants from 35 Member Associations. 

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Japan's Nakayama ruled out of Qatar 2022 with injury

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Japan's Nakayama ruled out of Qatar 2022 with injury

Tokyo: Japan full-back Yuta Nakayama will miss the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury while playing for English side Huddersfield Town, the club said.

Nakayama was named in Japan's 26-man squad for Qatar on Tuesday and was expected to start in their Group E games against Germany, Costa Rica and Spain.

Trailblazer Yamashita determined to create more history

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Trailblazer Yamashita determined to create more history

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) match officials continue to shine on the world stage with 19 match officials selected for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, an additional three from the last edition.

A trailblazer in every sense of the word, Yoshimi Yamashita was named in May alongside France's Stephanie Frappart and Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga as officials for Qatar 2022 – the first women poised to referee at a men's FIFA World Cup.

In this exclusive interview with the-AFC.com, Yamashita shares her insights on her historic FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 selection and talks about her preparations leading up to the showpiece.

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Flashback: Park Hang-seo relives Korea Republic’s amazing 2002 feat

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Flashback: Park Hang-seo relives Korea Republic’s amazing 2002 feat

Kuala Lumpur: Outgoing head coach Park Hang-seo’s achievements with Vietnam have captured the imagination of the continent’s football fans and it has slipped the minds of many that he was part of the Korea Republic coaching staff in the FIFA World Cup Korea Republic/Japan 2002. 

The first FIFA World Cup to be held in Asia and also the first to be co-hosted - with Korea Republic and Japan sharing the responsibility - it was a tournament that showcased the very best of Asian football.

As the-AFC.com continues the buildup to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, we reproduce an interview with Park on June 22, 2020 in which he recollects Korea Republic's amazing run to the semi-finals.

Asian Moments at the FIFA World Cup: 2010

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Asian Moments at the FIFA World Cup: 2010

Kuala Lumpur: We are getting closer and closer to the FIFA World Cup™ Qatar 2022, and as the global showpiece returns to Asia after a gap of two decades, the-AFC.com continues its series where we revisit the performances of Asian teams in the prestigious tournament over the years.

After reviewing the 2006 edition last time around, we now look at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa which was not only a monumental occasion for the African continent but also for Asia as two AFC representatives, Japan and Korea Republic, made it to the knockout rounds while Australia and DPR Korea also scripted the history of their own.