QF: Japan fall to Brazil

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

QF: Japan fall to Brazil

Pasig: Japan found Brazil too hot to handle as they fell to a 6-1 defeat at the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup Philippines 2025 on Tuesday.

Takehiro Suga’s side was outmatched by the South Americans as they exited the inaugural tournament at the quarter-final stage.

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Europe Wrap: Asia’s best continue to shine

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Europe Wrap: Asia’s best continue to shine

Kuala Lumpur: Asia’s top players continued to showcase their goalscoring prowess in key European leagues, with internationals Daezen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Ayase Ueda of Japan as well as Yang Hyun-jun and Oh Hyeon-gy of Korea Republic also leaving their mark on the UEFA Europa League.

Follow the-AFC.com as we look at what Asia’s finest have been up to in Europe.

Australia lead AFC Women’s Club Competition Mid-Season Ranking

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Australia lead AFC Women’s Club Competition Mid-Season Ranking

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today confirmed the AFC Women’s Club Competition Mid-Season Ranking, with Australia remaining in pole position.

With a total of 97.934 points, Australia are followed by East Asian heavyweights Japan and China PR in second and third place respectively.

Group A: Qatar 0-1 Palestine

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Group A: Qatar 0-1 Palestine

Al Khor: Palestine snatched a goal deep into stoppage time to defeat Qatar 1-0 in their FIFA Arab Cup 2025 Group A opener on Monday.

Sultan Al Brake’s own goal secured victory for Palestine, who will next play Tunisia - who lost 1-0 to Syria earlier on Monday. Hosts Qatar meet Syria, with both matches to be played on Thursday.

Group A: Tunisia 0-1 Syria

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Group A: Tunisia 0-1 Syria

Doha: Omar Khribin’s second half free-kick earned Syria a hard fought 1-0 over Tunisia in their  FIFA Arab Cup 2025 Group A tie at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Monday.

Syria meet Qatar next on Thursday, while Tunisia take on Palestine.

#ACLElite – Vote for your Top Goal of Matchday 5 presented by VISA

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

#ACLElite – Vote for your Top Goal of Matchday 5 presented by VISA

Kuala Lumpur: Matchday 5 of the AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26™ delivered the whole spectrum - lightning counters, postage-stamp curlers and training-ground routines finished with ruthless calm.

We've shortlisted the strikes that flipped momentum, silenced stadiums and sealed priceless points. 

Read the snapshots, replay the videos added below, and back your favourite.