Philippines’ Leddel glad to have played vital role against Tajikistan

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

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.

The Cebu FC defender set the tone with crucial clearances in the eighth minute before rising to the occasion to deliver the winning goal, heading home off Sandro Reyes’ corner in the 70th minute.

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

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

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.

The matchup between two teams bound for the 2026 World Cup was played at Harrison, New Jersey, in the home stadium of MLS's New York Red Bulls.

 

Son scored in the 18th minute and Lee Dong-gyeong added another in the 43rd to secure Korea Republic's triumph against a US side coached by Mauricio Pochettino - Son's former boss at Tottenham Hotspur.

Qualifiers - Matchday Two: Results & Reports

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

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.

After a thrilling day of action, the 15 tickets to the Finals - the 11 group winners and four best runners-up overall will advance - remain up for grabs.

The teams will resume their bids on Tuesday to join hosts Saudi Arabia at the Finals so make sure to stay updated on all the action with the-AFC.com.

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

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

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.

IR Iran will play the United Arab Emirates - themselves 2-0 winners against Hong Kong, China - on Tuesday in what will be a top-of-the-table clash.

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

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

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.

Qatar notched their second win after edging India 2-1.

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

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

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.

The Philippines bounced back from their opening day defeat to secure a hard-fought 1-0 win over Tajikistan.