Philippines tighten grip, Australia and Thailand cruise

Sat, 09 Jul, 2022

Philippines tighten grip, Australia and Thailand cruise

Manila: Philippines continued their dominant run in the AFF Women’s Championship 2022 after defeating Malaysia 4-0 in their Group A fixture at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Friday.

Australia and Thailand also registered convincing victories over Indonesia and Singapore respectively in the other Group A fixtures.

Philippines lead the standings with nine points, two ahead of Thailand with Australia third on four points.

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Vietnam cruise, Laos bounce back

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Vietnam cruise, Laos bounce back

Manila: A first half blitz saw defending champions Vietnam breeze 3-0 past Cambodia in their AFF Women’s Championship 2022 Group B opener at the Binan Football Stadium on Thursday.

Manila: A first half blitz saw defending champions Vietnam breeze 3-0 past Cambodia in their AFF Women’s Championship 2022 Group B opener at the Binan Football Stadium on Thursday.

Dangmei Grace relishing Uzbekistan challenge

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Dangmei Grace relishing Uzbekistan challenge

New Delhi: Having fulfilled her dream of playing professional football abroad, Indian star Dangmei Grace is now looking to develop her career further.

The forward, who has joined Uzbekistan side FC Nasaf from Gokulam Kerala FC, said she is looking forward to her new challenge.

Destination New Zealand for hopefuls Chinese Taipei, Thailand

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Destination New Zealand for hopefuls Chinese Taipei, Thailand

Kuala Lumpur: Chinese Taipei and Thailand's bid to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023 will see them competing in the Playoff Tournament in Hamilton and Auckland.

The two Asian teams will be joined by sides from Africa (two), North and Central America and the Caribbean (two), South America (two), Europe (one) and Oceania (one) with three places in the Finals at stake in the February 17-23 Playoff Tournament. 

Jardim has ambitious plans for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Jardim has ambitious plans for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Dubai: Newly appointed head coach Leonardo Jardim is determined to build a Shabab Al Ahli Dubai side capable of challenging for honours domestically as well as at the continental level. 

The Portuguese coach guided Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal SFC to last year's AFC Champions League™ title and the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals in February and is looking forward to achieving more success with UAE Pro League side Shabab Al Ahli.

Coincidentally, Shabab Al Ahli will face Al Hilal in the AFC Champions League 2022 Round of 16. 

20 years on - Asia’s FIFA World Cup: The Continent's Cast

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

20 years on - Asia’s FIFA World Cup: The Continent's Cast

Dubai: Two decades on since Asia hosted the FIFA World Cup for the first time in its history and four months before the world’s eyes turn to the continent again as Qatar hosts the 2022 edition, the-AFC.com revisits Korea/Japan 2002.

With the two host nations qualifying automatically, the opportunity arose for the AFC to better its previous record of four teams in France 1998 as Saudi Arabia and China PR booked the two direct tickets to join the hosts, but it wasn’t to be.

Islamic Republic of Iran defeated the United Arab Emirates in the AFC Playoff to reach the Inter-Continental Playoff where they faced Republic of Ireland. Goals from Ian Harte and Robbie Keane in Dublin left Miroslav Blasevic’s men with a mountain to climb in the reverse leg at Azadi Stadium five days later, and a late goal from current Persepolis head coach Yahya Golmohammedi was not enough to overturn things, as Team Melli failed to join the four other Asian nations in the continent's first World Cup.