The Indian men’s senior national team will play their three remaining fixtures of the 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed in a release today, March 12, 2021. The release states, “Following a process of close consultation with Asia’s Member Associations, …
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Following a process of close consultation with Asia’s Member Associations, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the centralised venues for the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ matches scheduled to take place from 31 May to June 15, 2021. …
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Following the match schedule released on February 19 for Match Days 7 and 8, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has held further discussions with its Member Associations on the feasibility of hosting the upcoming Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – …
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Taking into consideration the existing travel and quarantine restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across the Continent and following a process of close consultation with Asia’s Member Associations, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA have jointly agreed to postpone the majority of the upcoming Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 …
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The upcoming edition of Asia’s flagship national team competition, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China, will take place from June 16 to July 16, 2023, across ten cities after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) confirmed the decision today. The 18th edition of the …
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Parallel Sports caught-up with AIFF general secretary Kushal Das to find out where Team India could play their upcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in March 2021. Kushal Das informed that he thinks given the ongoing pandemic that the remaining qualification matches would be played at …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to receive a formal proposal and quotation for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Hotel Procurement. Please click here to download the RFP document, and here for the Pricing Matrix. All interested parties are required to confirm their participation by completing …
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The dates for the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, were approved by the AFC Competitions Committee at their third meeting for the 2019-2023 cycle, which was held online and chaired by Dr. Tran Quoc Tuan. It was agreed that …
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Talented midfielder Anirudh Thapa, one of the mainstays in the midfield of the Blue Tigers described India’s 0-0 draw against Asian Champions Qatar as an “evolution” for Indian football. “After fifty years, this match might be labelled as the evolution of Indian Football when Indian Football was still developing. Stakes …
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Indian national team midfield dynamo Anirudh Thapa joins AIFF TV as he talks about the memorable 0-0 draw against Qatar, his love for FIFA and a number of interesting anecdotes!
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