Asia

Hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup should lead to sustainable progress in host country Qatar. With 19 days until the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the German Football Association (DFB) and its partners have demonstrated together in the Qatari capital Doha what the future of …

The Syrian Football Association (SFA) joined hands with the Syrian Ministry of Education to organise several tournaments in the capital city in October for children and youth ranging from 12 to 17 years of age. The activities kicked off with an Under-15 tournament on October 12 where 40 players were …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referee Assessor Seminar 2022 successfully concluded on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur and saw 84 participants from 26 Member Associations (MAs) gather to discuss updates and examine their knowledge of the referee assessment curriculum. Held over two days, from November 1 to 2, this was the …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has led a meeting with a delegation of officials from Germany, headed by Minister of the Interior and Community Nancy Faeser, and including Parliamentary State Secretary Mahmut Özdemir, Germany’s Ambassador to Qatar, Claudius Fischbach, and German Football Association (DFB) President Bernd Neuendorf. The meeting took place …

The opponents and dates for Borussia Dortmund’s ASIA TOUR 2022 (November 21 to December 1) have been confirmed. Instead of their arranged match in Indonesia, which cannot take place due to government regulations to improve safety measures at football stadiums, BVB will play against the Johor Southern Tigers in Malaysia …

All eyes will be on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday at 4pm (local time) for the official draw ceremony of the 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup – Indonesia Qualifiers Round 1, featuring 29 teams looking to impact the tournament after a four-year pandemic-induced break. The competition kicks off with …

Single match passes to the world’s biggest women’s sporting event are now available to all fans at FIFA.com/tickets. Following a successful Visa pre-sale window that saw fans from precisely 100 countries of residence snap up seats for the first-ever 32-nation 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, all supporters can now secure …

Asia’s future stars will learn of their opponents when the battle lines are determined for the 2024 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup – Uzbekistan Qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday at 2pm. Returning to the global stage for the first time since 2019, the age-group tournament is set to …

The FIFA and AFC are happy with India’s success as the hosts of major tournaments like the just concluded FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and want to focus more on the country as a growing football destination, said AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, who was in Navi …

Indonesia, with a population of over 270 million, are never short of football passion. Big strides have been made in Indonesia over recent years under the guidance of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and with the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia kicking off in just over six …