Qualifiers - Group D: Chinese Taipei 8-0 Pakistan

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group D: Chinese Taipei 8-0 Pakistan

Tangerang Regency: Chinese Taipei opened their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group D campaign with an emphatic 8-0 win against Pakistan on Sunday.

Quarter-finalists in 2022, Chinese Taipei will look for a second win when they face Kyrgyz Republic on Wednesday with Pakistan hoping to recover against hosts Indonesia.

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Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Kuala Lumpur: The race to book tickets to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ went into overdrive on Sunday with action kicking off in six more groups.

There were huge wins, late equalisers and disappointments as matches were played in seven groups, with Group B having kicked off the action last week.

 

Only the eight groups winners - Group A will be contested in July - will advance to the Finals so stay updated on all the thrills and spills with the-AFC.com, with the action to resume on Wednesday.

Ikeda expects better from Thailand

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Ikeda expects better from Thailand

Chiang Mai: Thailand head coach Futoshi Ikeda was satisfied with his team’s 4-0 victory over Timor-Leste in their AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ 2026 Qualifiers Group B opener but admitted there is still plenty of room for improvement.

While Saowalak Pengngam stole the spotlight with a hat-trick, Ikeda stressed that Thailand should have been more ruthless in front of goal.

Mexico end Saudi Arabia's campaign

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Mexico end Saudi Arabia's campaign

Glendale: Saudi Arabia's run at the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 came to an end after they were defeated 2-0 by Mexico in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Defending champions Mexico will next face Honduras in the semi-final.

Ivankovic and China PR part ways

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Ivankovic and China PR part ways

Beijing: Branko Ivankovic has left his role as head coach of the China PR national team after his side were eliminated from the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 earlier in June.

The 71-year-old Croatian was removed from his role as a result of his team’s fifth place finish in Group C, which ended the country’s hopes of a first FIFA World Cup appearance since their debut at the Finals in Korea-Japan in 2002.

R16 - Preview: Manchester City (ENG) v Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

R16 - Preview: Manchester City (ENG) v Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Orlando: Al Hilal SFC must be at their best when they meet Manchester City in their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 last 16 tie on Monday if they want to match the English side, said Ruben Neves

The four-time Asian champions face a side aiming to defend their title but midfielder Neves believes Al Hilal have a good chance of winning if they can reproduce the form shown in the group stage, although they will be missing the mercurial Salem Al Dawsari with the captain ruled out by a hamstring injury.

Chelsea overcome weather chaos to advance

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Chelsea overcome weather chaos to advance

Charlotte: Chelsea defeated Benfica 4-1 in extra time in a weather-disrupted last-16 clash to book their place in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals on Saturday.

Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall all scored in extra time to send Premier League side Chelsea into a quarter-final clash against Brazil's Palmeiras.

Chelsea's late burst of scoring settled a game that took four hours, 39 minutes to complete at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina after a near two-hour weather delay.

Paulinho the hero as Palmeiras edge Botafogo

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Paulinho the hero as Palmeiras edge Botafogo

Philadelphia: Substitute Paulinho scored an extra-time winner to settle a Brazilian battle of attrition as Palmeiras edged Botafogo 1-0 on Saturday to win through to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals.

The winger came on at the same time in the second half as Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira withdrew teenage sensation Estevao Willian, a move that appeared baffling at the time but ultimately proved inspired.

Al Hilal thriving as Inzaghi makes his mark

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Al Hilal thriving as Inzaghi makes his mark

Nashville: It may still be early days but Simone Inzaghi is slowly but surely getting his message across with Al Hilal SFC advancing to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 knockout stage.

The Italian, who has been in charge less than a month, called for greater efficiency inside the box going into the final Group H tie against CF Pachuca on Thursday and his players delivered.
 
Salem Al Dawsari and Marcos Leonardo struck as Al Hilal won 2-0 to advance to a last 16 showdown with Manchester City on Monday.