Ma Ning honoured by historic Qatar 2022 mission

Sat, 29 Oct, 2022

Ma Ning honoured by historic Qatar 2022 mission

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) match officials continue to shine on the world stage with 19 match officials selected for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, an additional three from the last edition.

Several AFC referees are poised to feature in their maiden FIFA World Cup campaign with Ma Ning from China PR amongst those who will be looking to make Asia proud at the global extravaganza in November. 
 
In this exclusive interview with the-AFC.com, Ma Ning shares his insights on being selected for the FIFA World Cup for the first time and talks about his preparations leading up to the showpiece.

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Asian Moments at the FIFA World Cup: 1986

Fri, 28 Oct, 2022

Asian Moments at the FIFA World Cup: 1986

Kuala Lumpur: With the FIFA World Cup™ Qatar 2022 drawing ever closer, the-AFC.com continues its series of looking back at how the Asian teams have performed at the global showpiece over the years.

Having looked at the early editions last time out, we turn our focus to the 1986 tournament in Mexico when Iraq made their first and, to date, only appearance at the FIFA World Cup and Korea Republic returned 32 years after making their debut in 1954.

Uzbekistan 2023 - Know Your Groups!

Thu, 27 Oct, 2022

Uzbekistan 2023 - Know Your Groups!

Tashkent: With the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2023 draw done and dusted, the 16 teams can start work on plotting their respective challenges.

Wednesday's draw indicates it will be a survival of the fittest in the race to lift the coveted trophy with all four groups evenly balanced..

Join the-AFC.com as we take a deep dive into what lies ahead, with four tickets to the FIFA U20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 also at stake in the March 1-18 continental showpiece.

Debutant Beath vows to seize Qatar 2022 opportunity

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Debutant Beath vows to seize Qatar 2022 opportunity

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) match officials continue to shine on the world stage with 19 match officials selected for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, an additional three from the last edition.

Amongst the AFC’s cast of referees is none other than Christopher Beath, who was added to the FIFA International Referees List in 2011 before rising quickly through the ranks with a host of high-profile appointments.
 
In this exclusive interview with the-AFC.com, Beath shares his insights on being selected for the FIFA World Cup for the first time and talks about his preparations leading up to the showpiece.

AFC Cup™ 2022: The Stats Leaders

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

AFC Cup™ 2022: The Stats Leaders

Kuala Lumpur: With the AFC Cup™ 2022 concluding on Saturday, the-AFC.com takes a closer look at the numbers and players that caught the eye during this year's continental club competition.

Oman's Al Seeb Club were ultimately crowned champions after beating Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur City FC 3-0 in the final but there were also several standout individual performers and performances from players in the 18th edition of the tournament.

We break down the statistics to review some of the key categories and those who excelled in them.