Central & South Asia Wrap: Persepolis stand firm, Hyderabad extend lead

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Central & South Asia Wrap: Persepolis stand firm, Hyderabad extend lead

Tehran: Persepolis stayed ahead of their rivals in the Iran Pro League after securing their seventh win of the season, while FC Nasaf dropped points in the Uzbekistan Pro League.

In the South region, Hyderabad FC continued their winning momentum in the Indian Super League.

Join the-AFC.com as we dive into the past week’s domestic action across Central and South Asia. 

ASEAN Wrap: Buriram extend lead; Melbourne City drop first points

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

ASEAN Wrap: Buriram extend lead; Melbourne City drop first points

Kuala Lumpur: A top-of-the-table clash in Thailand on Sunday saw leaders and defending champions Buriram United increase their advantage at the Thai League 1 summit to four points over the chasing Bangkok United following a 1-0 win at Buriram Stadium.

Jamie Maclaren scored in the fourth successive match for Melbourne City, but that wasn’t enough for them to get three points against Wellington Phoenix as Western Sydney Wanderers capitalised on the slip-up to move level on points with the A-League leaders. 
 
There was cup action in Malaysia and Singapore while games also took place in Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar. The-AFC.com looks back at all the action from across Southeast Asia.

UAE refereeing duo raring to make Asia proud at Qatar 2022

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

UAE refereeing duo raring to make Asia proud at Qatar 2022

Kuala Lumpur: Asia’s match officials will be well represented at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with a record 19 Referees, Assistant Referees and Video Match Officials (VMOs) appointed.

As they represent the Continent at the highest level, the-AFC.com profiles the Assistant Referees who will be on duty in Qatar 2022.

West Asia Wrap: Stage set for exciting finale in Jordan

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

West Asia Wrap: Stage set for exciting finale in Jordan

Doha: The destination of the Jordanian Pro League title will be decided on Thursday's final day of the season with three teams in the running following last week's action.

Al Faisaly played to a 1-1 draw with Al Wehdat to hold a one-point lead going into the final round of matches, with Al Hussein also very much in the running should the top two slip up.

In the United Arab Emirates, there is a three-way tie at the top in an intriguing title race. There was also action in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine so join the-AFC.com as we take a look at last week's action. 

Flashback: Troussier relives Japan's amazing 2002 campaign

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Flashback: Troussier relives Japan's amazing 2002 campaign

Kuala Lumpur: With the countdown for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 gaining pace, the-AFC.com has dug into its archives in search of classic matches and momentous occasions involving Asian teams.

We kick-off the series with a look back at 2002 when the FIFA World Cup was first held in Asia. 

Co-hosting the global showpiece with Korea Republic, Japan were aiming to make heads turn on and off the pitch in. Philippe Troussier was the man in charge as head coach and we reproduce an interview with the Frenchman which was published on 14 June, 2020 to get a grip on how Japan's historical campaign unfolded. 

East Asia Wrap: Jeonbuk taste FA Cup glory; J1 League title race goes down to the wire

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

East Asia Wrap: Jeonbuk taste FA Cup glory; J1 League title race goes down to the wire

Hong Kong: Modou Barrow and Cho Gue-sung were the heroes as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors lifted the Korean FA Cup title with a 5-3 aggregate win over FC Seoul on Sunday while a last-gasp extra-time goal from Oh Hyeon-gyu helped Suwon Samsung Bluewings avoid relegation in Korea Republic. 

In Japan, the J1 League title is to be decided on the closing day of the season after leaders Yokohama F. Marinos and defending champions Kawasaki Frontale registered wins on Saturday to keep the difference between them at just two points. 
 
There were also league fixtures in China PR, Hong Kong, Mongolia and Chinese Taipei, so join the-AFC.com as we recap all of last week’s action from across East Asia.

Spain edge Colombia to make it two in a row

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

Spain edge Colombia to make it two in a row

Navi Mumbai: Spain defeated Colombia 1-0 to lift the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 trophy on Sunday. 

Spain, who struck late to defeat Japan 2-1 in the quarter-finals, scored the winner eight minutes from time as they became the first side to win back-to-back tiles. 

Asian Moments at the FIFA World Cup: 1994

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

Asian Moments at the FIFA World Cup: 1994

Kuala Lumpur: As we move ever closer towards the FIFA World Cup™ Qatar 2022 and the football world converging on Asia for the global showpiece, the-AFC.com continues its series where we look back at the displays of Asian teams in the tournament over the years.

Having reviewed the 1990 competition last time round, we turn our focus to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States which was the last one with just two representatives from Asia and where the displays by both Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic only justified the inclusion of more Asian nations in the later editions.