Japan lead Asian cast for Australia/New Zealand challenge in latest FIFA World Ranking

Sat, 15 Oct, 2022

Japan lead Asian cast for Australia/New Zealand challenge in latest FIFA World Ranking

Kuala Lumpur: Japan will head into next week’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023 draw as the continent’s highest ranked team among the six Asian sides to have qualified. 

Japan, who will be seeking to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup title for a second time, were unchanged at 11th spot in the latest ranking. 

Ice cool Chen Liu stands tall for China PR

Fri, 14 Oct, 2022

Ice cool Chen Liu stands tall for China PR

Navi Mumbai: China PR’s 2-1 defeat of Mexico in the opening round of games in Group C of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 owed much to a decision made by their goalkeeper, Chen Liu, three years ago. 

The 16-year-old, who thwarted the Mexicans time and again with the score at 0-0, was a keen ice skater until the age of 13, when she decided to give it up for football.

Flying starts for China PR, Japan

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Flying starts for China PR, Japan

Navi Mumbai: China PR and Japan kicked off their respective FIFA U17 Women's World Cup India 2022 campaigns with important wins on Wednesday.

China PR, drawn in a tricky Group C, defeated Mexico 2-1 while Japan were a class above in their 4-0 victory against Tanzania.

Uzbekistan 2023: Group H to decide final cast

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Uzbekistan 2023: Group H to decide final cast

Kuala Lumpur: The complete cast for the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 will be unveiled on Tuesday upon the conclusion of the Group H Qualifiers.

Postponed and subsequently relocated from Iraq due to security concerns, Kuwait will host Australia, Iraq and India with the action kicking off on Friday.

Join the-AFC.com as we preview the group and how the overall scenario looks like.

Renard call up 32 players for training camp

Fri, 14 Oct, 2022

Renard call up 32 players for training camp

Riyadh: Head coach Herve Renard has announced a 32-player preliminary squad list for Saudi Arabia’s final preparatory camp ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The four-week camp runs from October 17 to November 10 with the Green Falcons scheduled to play five friendly matches, before heading to Qatar. 

#AFCU17 - Facts and Stats

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

#AFCU17 - Facts and Stats

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2023 Qualifiers lived up to expectations as the continent’s future stars put their best foot forward for their respective teams.

With the 16 teams for the Finals decided, join the-AFC.com as we take a look at some key facts and stats from an intense qualifying campaign.