Qualifiers - Group H: Malaysia 1-0 Palestine

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group H: Malaysia 1-0 Palestine

Dushanbe: A late goal secured Malaysia a 1-0 win over Palestine in their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group H tie on Sunday.

Farahiyah Ridzuan scored four minutes before the end of regulation time with goalkeeper Nurul Azurin Mazlan producing a string of saves to enable Malaysia’s win.

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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.

Late equaliser denies Australia win

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Late equaliser denies Australia win

Perth: A stoppage time goal meant Australia had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Slovenia in an international women's friendly on Sunday.

Having defeated the European side 3-0 on Thursday, Australia looked on course for a second successive win but Slovenia refused to give up and were rewarded with the equaliser in the first minute of stoppage time.

Qualifiers - Group F: Nepal 9-0 Laos

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group F: Nepal 9-0 Laos

Tashkent: Nepal cruised to a 9-0 win over Laos in their AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ 2026 Qualifiers Group F tie at the Bunyodkor Stadium on Sunday.

They face South Asian rivals Sri Lanka on Matchday Two, while Laos will look to rebound against Uzbekistan.

Qualifiers - Group D: Indonesia 1-0 Kyrgyz Republic

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group D: Indonesia 1-0 Kyrgyz Republic

Tangerang Regency: Indonesia edged Kyrgyz Republic 1-0 to open their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group D campaign on a high note on Sunday.

The hard-fought win means Indonesia join Chinese Taipei at the top of the standings, with the East Asian side ahead on goal difference.

Qualifiers - Group C: Bahrain 0-7 Bangladesh

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group C: Bahrain 0-7 Bangladesh

Yangon: Bangladesh were at their best as they beat Bahrain 7-0 in their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group C match on Sunday.

Bangladesh joined Myanmar - who beat Turkmenistan 8-0 earlier - on three points with the two to meet on Wednesday while Bahrain will play Turkmenistan.

Qualifiers - Group E: Vietnam 7-0 Maldives

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group E: Vietnam 7-0 Maldives

Viet Tri: Vietnam began their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group E campaign with an impressive 7-0 win against Maldives on Sunday.

Quarter-finalists in the 2022 edition, Vietnam will look for a second win when they play United Arab Emirates on Wednesday while Timor-Leste have to defeat Guam to keep their hopes alive.

Qualifiers - Group G: Hong Kong, China 1-1 Cambodia

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group G: Hong Kong, China 1-1 Cambodia

Phnom Penh: Cambodia fought back to hold Hong Kong, China to a 1-1 stalemate in their opening AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group G match on Sunday.

Cambodia will next face group leaders Philippines, who beat Saudi Arabia 3-0 in an earlier game, while Hong Kong, China will meet the West Asians, with both ties to be played on Wednesday.

Qualifiers - Group B: India 4-0 Timor-Leste

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - Group B: India 4-0 Timor-Leste

Chiang Mai: India defeated Timor-Leste 4-0 on Sunday as they made it two wins out of two in Group B of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ 2026 Qualifiers.

Up next for India are Iraq on Wednesday while Timor-Leste will face Mongolia on Saturday.

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.