Asia

Japan seven, India nil. Calling it a difficult day for the Indian women’s team would be an understatement. But there’s no embarrassment at all in losing to a world-class opponent like Japan. A team who put four past eventual champions Spain in the World Cup was always going to be …

India failed to withstand a second-half storm against former World Cup champions Japan in their first match of the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Round 2, losing 0-7 at the Lokomotiv Stadium, in Tashkent, on Thursday, October 26. Blue Tigresses head coach Thomas Dennerby had set up a low block, …

There are challenges, and then there are challenges. The Indian senior women’s team, who had effortlessly trounced Kyrgyz Republic in the AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 in April, will open their Round 2 campaign against one of the world’s best, Japan. The clash with the former world champions will …

The second phase of ticket sales for the 20th FIFA Club World Cup is now live at FIFA.com/tickets . Individual match tickets for all games will be available during the second phase of sales. Accessibility tickets – Wheelchair User, Easy Access Standard and Easy Access Amenity – are also available …

More than 150,000 tickets for the eagerly anticipated AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 have been sold since sales began a week ago on October 10, 2023. This constituted the entirety of the first batch of tickets that were released by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for Asia’s crown jewel, which …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations have today elected the Chairpersons, Deputy Chairpersons and Members of the AFC’s judicial bodies – the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee, the AFC Entry Control Body and the AFC Appeal Committee – at the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2023 (full list below). In congratulating …