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The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Wednesday, June 27 afternoon with defending champions Germany beaten 2-0 by South Korea and eliminated from the tournament in the group stage at the Kazan Arena. Defending champions Germany knew that a 2-0 win against South Korea would mean sure qualification for the …

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Tuesday, June 26 afternoon with Peru scoring a historic 2-0 win over Australia at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. Australia needing a win to potentially stay in contention for a knockout spot started off the better of the two sides but Peru …

India’s first international football pre-season tournament, Toyota Yaris LaLiga World, will be held in Kochi with Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC, A-League’s Melbourne City FC and Girona FC from LaLiga locking horns in a three-way tournament. The three sides will play across 5 day’s at the Jawaharlal Nehru …

The third edition of the AFC Member Associations Refereeing Administration Project continues its journey, and saw the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) complete its three visits on Monday, June 25. The third edition of the project, which aims to enhance and sustain Member Associations’ refereeing administration development, will build on the …

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Monday, June 25 evening with Portugal being held to a 1-1 draw by Iran at the Mordovia Arena in Saransk. From the start, Portugal had more of the ball but without big chances while Iran wanted to hit them on counter attacks and …

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Monday, June 25 with Saudi Arabia scoring a late 2-1 win over Egypt at the Volgograd Arena. After a slow start, Egypt went ahead in the 22nd minute through a goal from their superstar Mo Salah, who lobbed the ball over a charging …

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Sunday, June 24 with Japan and Senegal playing out an exciting 2-2 draw at the Yekaterinburg Stadium. Senegal started off as the stronger of the two sides and went ahead in the 11th minute as a shot was punched out by keeper Kawashima, …

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to leverage on the power of football to empower communities and strengthen the Women’s game across the Continent was further underlined on Saturday, June 24 at the ‘Empowering Girls through Football’ social responsibility seminar in Hong Kong. More than 200 coaches, national team players …

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Saturday, June 23 with Mexico scoring a second win, a 2-1 over South Korea at the Rostov Arena. Mexico had more of the ball initially with South Korea concentration on counter attacks and the ploy seemed to work as both teams had chances …