The first-round qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia will see Pakistan play the away leg of the playoff tie on March 12 before the home leg five days later.
![Pakistan draw Yemen in first round of Russia 2018 qualifiers [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_6983.jpg "Pakistan draw Yemen in first round of Russia 2018 qualifiers [Dawn]")
February11December 3, 2020
Category: AFC U23 Asian Cup
![Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10414428_10155089706555234_1888151438124067972_n.jpg "Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans [The News]")
February5December 3, 2020
Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans [The News]
Denmark-based striker Hassan Bashir will lead Pakistan football team in their one-off friendly against Afghanistan at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore, on Friday.
![‘Afghan team in excellent shape’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10981222_808946482506218_1878928148440149669_n.jpg "‘Afghan team in excellent shape’ [The News]")
February4December 3, 2020
‘Afghan team in excellent shape’ [The News]
A top official of Afghanistan football team on Tuesday said that their team was in excellent shape and would deliver against Pakistan in the one-off friendly at Punjab Stadium, Lahore, on Friday
February1September 8, 2023
This time, for Pakistan! [TNS]
It is time the PFF woke up and rescue its variant of the beautiful game before it perishes once and for all. Not for themselves maybe, but for our country.
![Camp for major assignments begins [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Pakistan-vs-Indonesia-2014.jpg "Camp for major assignments begins [The News]")
January24December 3, 2020
Camp for major assignments begins [The News]
National footballers will assemble in Lahore on Saturday (today) to kick-start their preparations for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and 2016 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship qualifiers
![Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10922858_10155023439425234_9178467045284373917_n.jpg "Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive]")
January22April 19, 2026
Road to 2018 FIFA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers [FPDC Exclusive]
For a country that has never won a World Cup Qualifying match and not scored a WCQ goal in over a decade you would have expected a bit more serious planning, urgency and ambition.
![‘Far-sighted’ Shamlan eyes long-term impact [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Shamlan1.jpg "‘Far-sighted’ Shamlan eyes long-term impact [Dawn]")
January17September 8, 2023
‘Far-sighted’ Shamlan eyes long-term impact [Dawn]
Mohammad Al Shamlan’s arrival sparked a wave of optimism that he would take Pakistan’s football team to the next level.
![Shamlan submits elaborate plan for major events [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/shamlan-2.jpg "Shamlan submits elaborate plan for major events [The News]")
January16September 8, 2023
Shamlan submits elaborate plan for major events [The News]
Shamlan submits elaborate plan for major events in 2015 for the Pakistan national and U23 team.
December4September 9, 2023
Pakistan in tough Group B for AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers
Pakistan to host Group B of AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers.
![AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 QUALIFIERS DRAW ON THURSDAY [AFC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Pakistan-U22s-in-Bahrain-14-June-2012.jpg "AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 QUALIFIERS DRAW ON THURSDAY [AFC]")
December4September 12, 2023
AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 QUALIFIERS DRAW ON THURSDAY [AFC]
Forty-four nations will find out their AFC U-23 Championship 2016 qualifying opponents during an official draw to be held in the Malaysian capital city on Thursday.