Korea Republic fall again to the United States

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Korea Republic fall again to the United States

Minnesota: Korea Republic suffered a second straight loss to the United States  after they went down 3-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday.

Having lost the first encounter 4-0 on Saturday, Colin Bell’s side were undone in successive games by goals from Crystal Dunn, Sophia Smith and Lily Yohannes.

Japan fight back to defeat New Zealand

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

Japan fight back to defeat New Zealand

Murcia: Japan earned their second win over New Zealand in three days after a 4-1 success in an international friendly played in Spain on Monday.

The victory followed a 2-0 win on Friday as Futoshi Ikeda’s side continued their preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with Japan to face world champions Spain in their opening clash on July 25.

Australia squad for Paris challenge named

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

Australia squad for Paris challenge named

Sydney: Steph Catley will lead Australia's charge at the Olympics with head coach Tony Gustavsson naming an exciting 18-player squad on Tuesday for the 2024 Games which kick off next month.

The notable omission was Sam Kerr, with the Chelsea striker still recovering from a torn ACL suffered in January.

Bumper crowd as Australia beat China PR in Olympic send-off

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Bumper crowd as Australia beat China PR in Olympic send-off

Sydney: Real Madrid's Hayley Raso and Everton's Clare Wheeler hit the target as Australia beat AFC Women's Asian Cup™ champions China PR 2-0 in front of 76,798 fans on Monday at their final home match before the Olympics.

The Matildas finished fourth at the last Games in Tokyo and again at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023, with Tony Gustavsson's side desperate to do better in Paris.

Kojo vows to help Kyrgyz Republic make history

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Kojo vows to help Kyrgyz Republic make history

Bishkek: Joel Kojo has been in solid scoring form since debuting for Kyrgyz Republic last year.

As the nation stands on the cusp of the next phase of Asia’s qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026, the striker talks to the-AFC.com about the impending games against Malaysia and Oman.

#AsianQualifiers - Facts & Figures

Fri, 31 May, 2024

#AsianQualifiers - Facts & Figures

Kuala Lumpur: The Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ will conclude in the coming days with Matchdays Five and Six to be played on June 6 & 11.

Much is at stake and the action promises to be thrilling so join the-AFC.com as we take a look at some interesting facts and figures ahead of the final two rounds of matches.

Europe Wrap: Asia’s stars continue to rack up silverware overseas

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

Europe Wrap: Asia’s stars continue to rack up silverware overseas

Kuala Lumpur: The 2023/24 season was another trophy-laden campaign for Asian stars in Europe – from Hinata Miyazawa winning a historic Women’s FA Cup in England to Lee Kang-in winning a double with Paris Saint-Germain in France and Koki Machida hitting the winner in the Belgian Cup final to end a 110-year wait for Union SG. 

Japanese duo Moeka Minami and Saki Kumagai completed the double in Italy with AS Roma while Thailand's Suphanat Mueanta and Nepal's Sabitra Bhandari created history by becoming the first from their countries to score in the Belgian and French leagues respectively. 

It was also a time for goodbyes as Makoto Hasebe, one of the stalwarts of Asian football, hung up his boots after a 14-year stay in Germany's Bundesliga while Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi lifted the cup in his last game for FC Porto, so join the-AFC.com as we review how Asian stars performed across Europe this season. 

Vote for your #ACL 2023-24 Magic Moment

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Vote for your #ACL 2023-24 Magic Moment

Kuala Lumpur: The final edition of the AFC Champions League™ in its current format came to a conclusion on May 25 when Al Ain defeated Yokohama F. Marinos in the second leg of this season’s final. 

It has been a season like no other with global superstars debuting in the continental competition which as usual delivered outstanding moments over the course of the season. 

After the conclusion of another thrilling edition, the-AFC.com picks the Magic Moments and asks you, the fans, to cast your vote for the favourite.