Asian Cup

This is the first time that India have qualified for two successive editions of the Asian Cup. Ahead of their final game against group toppers Hong Kong, Sunil ...

The new host country for AFC Asian Cup 2023 is yet to be finalised after China gave up its hosting rights due to the COVID-19 situation in the country. The quadrennial event is scheduled to be held from June 16 to July 16, next year. The sides were divided into six groups of four teams each with the eventual six group winners and five best runner-ups qualifying for next year’s Asian Cup.

Happy news for fans of the Malaysian football team — Harimau Malaya has secured a spot at the 2023 Asian Cup after defeating Bangladesh.

For the final kicker, Darren Lok slotted in the fourth goal at minute 73 — capping a historic night for Malaysia. For the first time in 42 years, the team qualifies for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Finals on merit. Last Saturday (12 June), Farizal received criticism for his mistake in conceding a penalty that lead to the 1-2 defeat to Bahrain.

The win sees India complete the qualifiers with a perfect record after earlier wins over Afghanistan and Cambodia, while Hong Kong have also secured their ...

Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. However, rather than claim the equaliser, Hong Kong slipped further behind in injury time. Sandesh Jhingan was forced to put the ball over his own bar after good work by Wong Wai while Sean Tse glanced his header from Ju Yingzhi's corner wide of the target.

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac has lashed out at the messy state of affairs grappling the national federation (AIFF), a day after his side ...

We are eight to 10 years late in our development programme — eight to 10 years behind the top eight Asian countries. “In the Indian Super League there is already the 3+1 rule. “We look into the future where we want to be. “Be it AIFF or the government. I had offers from others for better-paid jobs than I saw in India. The coach was never the problem in this country, you should talk about other problems,” he said. “For such an important tournament, was this the time to do this?

June 14 – India, Palestine, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Thailand have all booked a spot at the 2023 Asian Cup after Palestine thrashed ...

The former British colony will return to the finals for the first time since 1968. Between 1984 and 2011, India never qualified for the Asian Cup. Now, for the first time ever, the team has achieved back-to-back qualification. It means that all of India, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Thailand will participate in next year’s continental championship.

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah congratulated the Harimau Malaya and coaching staff on their ...

"I pray that the squad achieve success and chart a new history at the tournament. Malaysia ended the more than four-decade wait when they qualified on merit for the 2023 Asian Cup finals after they thrashed Bangladesh 4-1 in the last match of Group E of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium here last night. Al Sultan Abdullah also thanked the supporters for the strong support given to the Harimau Malaya in their struggle to end a 42-year wait to qualify for the Asian Cup finals.

Having been co-hosts in 2007, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam will all feature at the AFC Asian Cup again next year -- this time on merit.

Featuring at next year's tournament will be the next chapter of what has been a golden era for Vietnam under coach Park Hang-seo following some duller days. And on their own merit too. Since then, the quartet has had contrasting fortunes. 90 minutes later, it proved to be worth the wait - and the stifled yawns that are likely to follow the morning after -- as the Indonesians claimed a resounding 7-0 win that guaranteed an Asian Cup berth of their own in style. As one of just 12 teams marching on into the next round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Vietnamese have long known they would be featuring at the Asian Cup again -- for a second consecutive appearance after an impressive run to the quarterfinals in 2019. The fact that it was also jointly held in the region meant it marked the first time that four Southeast Asian nations -- geographically at least -- featured at the same Asian Cup. (Australia, who made their Asian Cup debut in 2007 after joining the Asian Football Confederation, are also a member of the ASEAN Football Federation).

BANGI, June 15 — The government is considering rewarding the national football team and holding a celebration over their qualification to the 2023 Asian Cup ...

The last time Malaysia made an appearance in the Asian Cup finals was in the 2007 edition when they co-hosted the tournament, but it had been more than 40 years of failing to advance (to the finals) on merit since the 1980 edition in Kuwait. — Bernama I hope this fighting spirit shown will continue to restore Malaysia’s standing in international football, especially in Asia,” he said. we will discuss this,” he told reporters after attending the 2022 Malaysian Youth Parliament (PBM) sitting here today.

The road to the Asian Cup though, was made needlessly hard by an Indian team that underperformed against teams ranked below them.

After China declined to host the AFC Asian Cup on the back of increasing Covid cases, the question of who will host the tournament is up in the air. Should the country be allowed to play in the AFC Asian Cup, there is also the matter of where the Cup will be held. Now that qualification has been secured, comes the question of whether the national team will be allowed to play in the Asian Cup. Currently being run by a Supreme Court of India-ordered Committee of Administrators (CoA), football administration in the country is, according to FIFA law, possibly being interfered with. Then there is the process of electing the new executive delegation of the AIFF. All in all, according to CoA member Dr S Y Quraishi, the entire process of elections and results should be complete by September. It has been one of his consistent remarks as the national team coach and an issue that has been discussed to no avail in Indian football. Despite this ‘lack of better players’ argument that comes up for the national team, India took a step forward in this AFC Asian Cup qualifying.