Philippines’ Leddel glad to have played vital role against Tajikistan

Dushanbe: Noah Leddel delivered a towering performance at both ends of the pitch as the Philippines edged Tajikistan 1-0 to keep their in the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 hopes alive on Saturday.

Son stars as Korea Republic beat USA; Japan, Mexico draw

New York: Son Heung-min scored one goal and set up another to spark Korea Republic's 2-0 victory over the United States in an international football friendly on Saturday.

Qualifiers - Matchday Two: Results & Reports

Kuala Lumpur: There is still everything to play for as Matchday Two of the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers concluded on Saturday.

Qualifiers - Group I: Guam 0-6 IR Iran; Hong Kong, China 0-2 UAE

Abu Dhabi: Five second-half goals steered the Islamic Republic of Iran to a comfortable 6-0 win over Guam in their penultimate Group I clash in the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers at the Al Nahyan Stadium on Saturday.

Qualifiers - Group H: Brunei Darussalam 0-10 Bahrain; India 1-2 Qatar

Doha: Bahrain bounced back from their opening day loss against India to hand Brunei a 10-0 thrashing in Doha on Saturday to reignite the nation’s hopes in Group H of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 qualifiers.

Qualifiers - Group K: Nepal 2-4 Syria; Philippines 1-0 Tajikistan

Dushanbe: Late goals from Mahmoud Alaswad and Mahmoud Nayef earned Syria a 4-2 come-from-behind win over Nepal in Dushanbe on Saturday as Maher Bahri’s team picked up their second victory in Group K of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 qualifiers.