The Azkals skipper said Philippines still have a chance to advance to the third round of the Asian Qualifiers and the extended break gives the Southeast Asian side a chance to prepare for the challenge when matches resume.

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with ASEAN meeting West Asia as Thailand's Sutee Suksomkit faces United Arab Emirates talisman Ali Mabkhout while Stephan Schrock of the Philippines meets Oman's Muhsen Al Ghassani.

Who will move on to the next round? Cast your votes below!

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition , the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with today's ties seeing Malaysia's Indra Putra Mahayuddin going up against Hussain Fadhel of Kuwait, while Kyrgyz Republic's Vitalij Lux vies with Yousef Al Rawashdeh of Jordan.

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition ahead of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with Syria's Omar Khrbin facing Sunil Chhetri of India, while Turkmenistan's Arslanmyrat Amanow goes up against Almoez Ali of Qatar.

To select the candidates for each position, we have reflected on match data from the tournament to draw up a statistics-based approach to present the outstanding performers.

We kick things off with five standout goalkeepers for the all-important number one jersey. Review the nominees and then choose who you think should take the position as the last line of defence in this all-star XI in the poll below.

In the second edition of GameChangers – the weekly series celebrating great stories from the women’s game in Asia – we profile the Chinese youngster who became an American national champion and is just getting started.

Matches will be played behind closed doors with the I-League's Second Division Qualifiers a dress rehearsal for the I-League.

The ISL, meanwhile, will also be played behind closed doors in three stadiums - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda; GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim; and Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco.