Japan have been awarded a 3-0 win after DPR Korea forfeited the match at Pyongyang and due to their inability to provide an alternative venue on time.
This edition of the AFC Asian Cup was a bit of a wake up call for the big boys. No longer can they stroll along with their eyes closed and expect...
Aymen would have been on the pitch if he had gone straight for the kick-off even after all that time celebrating, but then he decided to sit down...
Is there a more jammy team in football than UAE in the Asian Cup? They haven't played well since 2015.
The combined WC/AC qualification format has definitely helped the lower ranked sides (at least the ones with serious FAs) to identify the gaps in...
I'm really glad to see Petar Segrt finding success at a place where he's actually valued. He was treated like garbage at his previous stints at...
V.league does not have the same kind of money as the leagues you mentioned. I guess that's why the Vietnamese clubs have a habit of holding on to...
Some of the up-and-coming teams need to re-evaluate their strategies if they want to go up a notch. Vietnam hit gold when they managed to produce...
Qatar confirm top spot with a game remaining. They are also the only team in the group to have scored a goal after two matchdays.
Lebanon has the oldest squad of the tournament and it showed.
Round 1: 2nd leg results Macau 0-0 Myanmar (agg 1-5) Timor-Leste 0-3 Chinese Taipei (agg 0-7) Bangladesh 2-1 Maldives (agg 3-2) Guam 0-1...
Some important news ahead of the 2nd leg fixtures. Timor-Leste will remain in Taiwan and play their home leg there, since they were unable to...
Round 1 - 1st leg results: Myanmar 5-1 Macau Chinese Taipei 4-0 Timor-Leste Maldives 1-1 Bangladesh Singapore 2-1 Guam Nepal 1-1 Laos Indonesia...
If they pull out again, they should be suspended from the 2030 qualification cycle and kicked out of AFC. Can't have these rogues creating chaos...
Uzbekistan have done a wonderful job with polishing up their youth infrastructure. They have really identified the gaps in their football and...
Apparently this is not correct. FIFA have only conditionally allowed Sri Lanka to compete in the first round. Football Sri Lanka are supposed to...
So apparently FIFA lifted Sri Lanka's suspension at the last possible minute and they will be part of the draw. They will be in pot 2 and an...
The draw for rounds 1 and 2 will take place on 27th July. Sri Lanka (suspended) and Northern Mariana Islands (not a FIFA member) will not be part...
You're right, India technically only beat Pakistan and Nepal. But they were noticeably fitter than Kuwait and Lebanon, which would have been...
A few interesting facts about this tournament: Sunil Chhetri is now tied as the competition's record goalscorer with Ali Ashfaq. Bangladesh's...
Kuwait 1-0 Bangladesh (a.e.t) Lebanon 0-0 India (2-4 pens) Final: 4th July India vs Kuwait
Nepal 1-0 Pakistan India 1-1 Kuwait Lebanon 1-0 Maldives Bhutan 1-3 Bangladesh Semifinals Kuwait vs Bangladesh Lebanon vs India
Pakistan 0-4 Kuwait Nepal 0-2 India Kuwait and India book semi-final slots. Bangladesh 3-1 Maldives Bhutan 1-4 Lebanon Lebanon all but confirm...
One of my earliest memories of watching football was when I saw Kuwait beating Japan 2-0 in the 1996 Asian Cup. I remember being awestruck by how...
Kuwait 3-1 Nepal India 4-0 Pakistan Lebanon 2-0 Bangladesh Maldives 2-0 Bhutan