United Arab Emirates will face Australia in the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar playoff after sealing third place in Group A on the final night of action on Tuesday, March 29. The UAE defeated South Korea 1-0 to finish ahead of Iraq and Lebanon. Australia, meanwhile, had already …
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119 participants from 38 Member Associations (MAs) joined the AFC Emotions in Football Workshop on Tuesday, March 22 as the Japan Football Association (JFA) and the Qatar Football Association (QFA) presented their comprehensive activities and future action plans. The JFA and QFA are the first pilot MAs to implement the …
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The AFC Elite Youth Scheme has endorsed the first-ever football girls’ academies in the Japan Football Association (JFA) and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as the gold standard three-star and one-star elite academies respectively. The BFF also joins the AFC Elite Youth Scheme as a full member for their focus on …
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The semifinalists for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India were decided following an exciting day of quarterfinal action on Sunday, January 30. Two-time defending champions Japan led the cast for the last four stage with eight-time winners China, South Korea and the Philippines joining them in Thursday’s semifinals, …
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Just a day before the kick-off of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India, the hosts were hit by two unnamed positive COVID-19 cases. While some reported that it was two players others reported it was one player and one support staff. The positive COVID-19 cases has forced the …
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FC Bayern Munich’s prestigious international FC Bayern Youth Cup is returning to Japan. Over two football camps on March 21/22 & 23/24, FC Bayern coaches will scout the best young players to take part in a qualification tournament for the Youth Cup at Prince Takamado Memorial JFA YUME Field in …
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FC Bayern Munich has extended the partnership with the Japan Football Association (JFA) by three years. The agreement, already running for three years, includes the exchange of top talents with the FC Bayern Campus, cooperation in training coaches, friendly matches between FC Bayern youth teams and the Japan Football Association …
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The draw for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, October 28. The virtually conducted draw for the expanded 12-team tournament will see Japan begin their defence of the titles won in 2014 and 2018 in Group C. The Nadeshiko will have …
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FIFA can confirm that it has been informed today, September 9 by the Japan Football Association (JFA) that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and hosting situation in the country, they are no longer in a position to host the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA would like to thank …
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The AFC confirms that the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Final Round Group B match between China and Japan on September 7, 2021, will be held in Doha, Qatar. The decision of a neutral venue was made due to the challenges faced by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) …
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