India part ways with Stimac

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

India part ways with Stimac

New Delhi: India have parted ways with men’s national team head coach Igor Stimac, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Monday.

The AIFF, in a statement, said the decision was made following India’s disappointing campaign in the recently concluded Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™.

Know Your Team: Bahrain

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Know Your Team: Bahrain

Kuala Lumpur: Having twice come within one match of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Bahrain will be aiming to get it right when they compete in the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

One of the continent's performing teams in recent years, the West Asian side will fancy their chances of sealing one of the eight automatic spots available for the 2026 global showpiece.

Know Your Team: Australia

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Know Your Team: Australia

Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 2026 takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 27.

Eighteen teams will be bidding to advance to the FIFA World Cup Finals 2026, which will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.

As anticipation builds for the draw which will see several teams making their debuts at this stage of the AFC Asian Qualifiers, the-AFC.com profiles the sides - beginning with Australia.

#AFCU20 Qualifiers - 5 Takeaways

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

#AFCU20 Qualifiers - 5 Takeaways

Kuala Lumpur: The battle lines were drawn following the conclusion of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ 2025 Qualifiers draw on Thursday, which will see teams across the continent vying for coveted tickets to the Finals.

With the Qualifiers to be played between September 21 and 29, 2024, the-AFC.com has selected five things to look out for with China PR scheduled to host the Finals. 

#AFCU17 Qualifiers - 5 things to know

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

#AFCU17 Qualifiers - 5 things to know

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U17 Asian Cup™ 2025 Qualifiers draw was completed on Thursday with 43 teams finding out who they are battling for 15 available spots to the Finals with Saudi Arabia scheduled to host the tournament.

The-AFC.com takes you through the fascinating must-know facts ahead of the qualifiers that will be played in October.

Landmark AFC Women’s Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Landmark AFC Women’s Champions League™ to kick off with 22 clubs

Kuala Lumpur: Heralding a new era of success and progress for women’s football in Asia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed today the number of participating teams for the highly-anticipated inaugural season of the AFC Women’s Champions League™, which will get underway in August.

Twenty-two Member Associations (MAs) who have expressed interest in taking part will each be represented by one club for the landmark 2024/25 campaign of the showpiece, which was announced last August.