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Manvir Singh's lightning strike lights up India's World Cup Qualifiers campaign

Manvir Singh’s 75th-minute left-footed strike turned India’s start to Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Joint Qualification campaign into a memorable one as they defeated hosts Kuwait by a solitary goal at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium here on Thursday night.

Russia may participate in 2026 FIFA World Cup by joining AFC

Moscow/UNI: The international football federation (FIFA) will not prevent Russia from participating in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers if Moscow joins the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Russian media reported.

Soccer: Golden Ball winner Roy Krishna extends his contract with ATK Mohun Bagan

Kolkata/UNI: This time, along with Joni Kauko and Hugo Boumous, prolific striker Roy Krishna will also be seen playing wearing the 'Green Maroon' jersey.

Chinese players given 'patriotic education' ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Beijing: Chinese football players are warming up for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers by receiving  "patriotic education" and even learning about the history of the Community Party, media reports said.

AFC announces revised schedule for WC Qualifiers

New Delhi/IBNS: The Asian Football Confederation has intimated the All India Football Federation about the new match schedules for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preliminary Competition and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.

Blue Tigers thanks Kolkata for 'turning up in numbers'

Kolkata: A draw may not have been the result that everyone was looking for against Bangladesh. 

Shanghai SIPG beat Ulsan Hyundai 5-0 in AFC Champions League

Shanghai, May 22 (Xinhua/UNI) A hat-trick from Oscar and goals from Li Shenglong and Hu Jinghang saw Shanghai SIPG thrash Ulsan Hyundai 5-0 here in AFC Champions League Group H.

China crushes Philippines 8-0 in 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifier

Shah Alam, Malaysia, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) China crushed the Philippines 8-0 in its second match of the AFC U-23 Championship qualifier here on Sunday.

UAE defeat spirited Indian team in AFC Asian Cup clash 2-0

Abu Dhabi, Jan 11 (IBNS):  Aiming for qualification from the group stages, the Indian National Team ended up on the losing side going down 0-2 to hosts United Arab Emirates in their second Group stage match of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round One: 20-member squad announced

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): The Indian senior national women's team will travel to Myanmar for the first round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifying tournament later this month and on Friday (November 2), coach Maymol Rocky named the final squad of players that will make the trip to Yangon.

India upset Thailand 1-0 in AFC U-19 Women's championship qualifiers

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS): India completed an upset 1-0 win over Thailand, as a 36th minute goal by Grace Lalrampari gave them a momentous win that put them on level points with both Thailand and Nepal in their AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifiers.

India U-16 score three against Palestine in AFC U16 Qualifiers opener

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): Indian U16 boys scored three in the second half as India blanked Palestine 3-0 in the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Qualifiers at the Halchowk Stadium in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

AFC approves Indian Super League

New Delhi, July 25 (IBNS): Following a recommendation from the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Competitions Committee gave special dispensation for the Indian Super League (ISL) which will be played simultaneously with the I-League for six or seven months in 2017 and 2018 as a temporary short-term ‘bridging solution’.

Constantine stresses on building a team for future

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Indian National Team Coach Stephen Constantine, presently in charge of the India U-23 Team prefers the 'long-term goal' rather churn out quick results from the forthcoming AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers which kicks-off in Doha on Wednesday when India play Syria in their opener.

FIFA extends ban of Korea Republic official

Zurich, Feb 10 (IBNS): FIFA on Thursday confirmed the worldwide extension of two sanctions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee against the Korea Republic official Kim Sangwoo for breaches of the AFC Code of Ethics, an official release stated.