Thailand secure knockout round berth, fortune smiles on Indonesia
DOHA: Southeast Asian giants Thailand through to the 2023 Asian Cup round of 16 after playing to a goalless draw against three-time champions Saudi Arabia in their final Group F match of the 2023 Asian Cup at Education City Stadium at Al Rayyan City last night. With Oman also drawing 1-1 against Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia […]
Son Heung Min, other South Korean stars add excitement to Asian Cup: Top Organiser
SEOUL: In their bid to end a 64-year title drought at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup starting this week, South Korea will take a talent-laden squad to the host country, Qatar. Leading the charge will be captain Son Heung Min, who also wears the armband for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. He’s […]
Klinsmann named South Korea’s head coach
ISTANBUL: Jurgen Klinsmann has been appointed the new head coach of South Korea, the country’s football association announced on Monday. “I am very happy and honoured to be the manager of the Korean soccer team. We are well aware that the Korean national team has been making and out for a long time,” Anadolu Agency […]
M’sia eyeing World Cup spot, says FAM chief
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is looking at ways to qualify for the World Cup for the first time and needs the support of all parties so that the historic feat could be achieved, said Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin. Based on his experience, Hamidin said success requires support from various aspects, […]
Leaky defence causes U-23 squad to suffer big loss
KUALA LUMPUR: The 1-4 defeat of the national Under-23 (U-23) squad to South Korea in the opening Group C match in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Tashkent Uzbekistan, yesterday was due to players giving too much opening to the opponents. U-23 chief coach Brad Maloney conceded the weakness while emphasising that his boys did give the […]
Pan Gon ready to release new ‘secret weapon’ tomorrow
PETALING JAYA: The Harimau Malaya squad will highly likely unleash their new ‘secret weapon’ in the Tier 1 friendly match against Brunei tomorrow. Its head coach Kim Pan Gon said his coaching team had already provided the new information for their players on how to use this new weapon on the pitch at the National Stadium in […]
AFC announces new dates for World Cup, Asian Cup Qualifiers
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced new dates for the 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers, which earlier was scheduled for March and June, before being halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After consultation with the International Football Federation (Fifa), AFC on Friday night said, remaining matches for the second-round joint qualifiers is now […]
