Know your team: DPR Korea

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Know your team: DPR Korea

Kuala Lumpur: DPR Korea will head to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2026 aiming to further underline their dominance.

The reigning champions will be seeking an unprecedented third consecutive crown.

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Know your team: Australia

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Know your team: Australia

Kuala Lumpur: Australia will break new ground when they make their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup debut at Morocco 2026.

The Junior Marildas earned their historic ticket after a strong campaign at the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026™, and will be aiming to make their mark when the action kicks off on Saturday.

Know your team: China PR

Mon, 12 Oct, 2026

Know your team: China PR

Kuala Lumpur: China PR will relish testing their mettle at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2027 as they look to improve on last year’s Round of 16 appearance.

Semi-finalists at the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026™ in May, China PR showed they have the ability to trouble any team as they put eventual champions DPR Korea to the sternest of tests before bowing out.

MD2: Al Ittihad Club (KSA) 1-2 Shabab Al Ahli (UAE)

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

MD2: Al Ittihad Club (KSA) 1-2 Shabab Al Ahli (UAE)

Jeddah: Sardar Azmoun struck both goals as Shabab Al Ahli defeated Al Ittihad Club 2-1 in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ tie at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Tuesday.

The win took UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli to a perfect six points while Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad were left seeking their first victory, having opened their campaign with a draw against Al Shamal SC of Qatar last month.

MD2: Al Sadd SC (QAT) 0-2 Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

MD2: Al Sadd SC (QAT) 0-2 Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Doha: Al Hilal SFC recorded their second successive victory after defeating Al Sadd SC 2-0 in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27™ tie on Tuesday.

Ollie Watkins put Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal ahead in the first half with a Ruben Neves spot-kick confirming the points as Qatar’s Al Sadd suffered a second consecutive defeat.

Group D: Al Seeb Club (OMA) 0-3 Al Hussein (JOR)

Wed, 14 Oct, 2026

Group D: Al Seeb Club (OMA) 0-3 Al Hussein (JOR)

Seeb: Aref Al Haj’s hat-trick steered Al Hussein to an impressive 3-0 win over Oman’s Al Seeb Club in their AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ tie at the Al Seeb Stadium on Tuesday.

The striker netted through a textbook free-kick in the first half and added two well-executed goals after the break to give the Jordan side their first win and place them second in Group D behind Iraq’s Al Shorta.