The second half of 2025 sees the EAP and Asia regions host two high stakes ICC men's and women's pathway events on the road ...

Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup has been a long journey so far, a gauntlet that will require — at a minimum — multiple group stages. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will put ...

Are Ayase Ueda and Japan are poised to take the 2026 World Cup by storm? ESPN tackles that, and Asia's other big talking points from the latest round of qualifiers.

Indonesia, placed in pot three, will compete in the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone starting October 2025.

The Iraqi Football Association (IFA) has submitted an official request to host one of the two groups in the fourth round of Asian qualifiers for next year's World Cup in North America.

Uzbekistan qualified for its debut soccer World Cup on Thursday night, becoming the first ever Central Asian country to make it to the sport’s global showpiece.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been awarded the hosting rights for the fourth round of Asia's 2026 World Cup preliminaries in October, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday.

Qualification for the 2026 World Cup continues this week, with a host of mouthwatering clashes coming our way from the Asian Football Confederation.Once again, users in the United States, Canada ...

China slumped out of World Cup contention before Uzbekistan and Jordan qualified for the first time, taking advantage of Asia getting double the number of guaranteed entries at the first 48-team ...

Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup has been a long journey so far, a gauntlet that will require — at a minimum — multiple group stages. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will put eight teams ...