PFF delegation 'satisfied' with Jinnah Stadium, requests PSB to ensure pitch, scoreboard, lights meet FIFA requirements for confirmation to host 2026 WCQs home leg vs Cambodia
![PFF satisfied with Jinnah Stadium for FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PFF-NC-delegation-of-Shahid-Khokhar-and-Shahzad-Anwar-visit-Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-for-inspection.jpg "PFF satisfied with Jinnah Stadium for FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier [Geo Super]")
August17August 18, 2023
Category: World Cup
![Pak U23 team management faces huge challenge [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Alamgir-Ghazi-Mauritius-vs-Pakistan-Mauritius-4-Nations-Series-2023-1160x535.jpg "Pak U23 team management faces huge challenge [The News]")
August17August 17, 2023
Pak U23 team management faces huge challenge [The News]
Pakistan face tough task in AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in September as they face former champs Japan, hosts Bahrain, and Palestine with eyes on integrating squad for 2026 WCQs in October
![PSB invites PFF NC to assess Jinnah Stadium Islamabad for FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-900x535.jpg "PSB invites PFF NC to assess Jinnah Stadium Islamabad for FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier [Geo Super]")
August16August 16, 2023
PSB invites PFF NC to assess Jinnah Stadium Islamabad for FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier [Geo Super]
PFF delegation to assess Jinnah Stadium Islamabad on 17 Aug before submitting home venue name on 18 Aug for 2026 WCQs vs Cambodia in October.
![PFF NC delegation meets SBP DG [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Punjab-Stadium-Lahore.jpg "PFF NC delegation meets SBP DG [The News]")
August12August 12, 2023
PFF NC delegation meets SBP DG [The News]
Sports Board Punjab likely to consent Punjab Stadium as potential 'home' venue for 2026 WCQs game against Cambodia on 17 October, subject to meeting FIFA/AFC venue requirements.
![PFF NC writes to PSB, SBP for World Cup qualifier venue [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/psb-pff-sbp.jpg "PFF NC writes to PSB, SBP for World Cup qualifier venue [The News]")
August10August 10, 2023
PFF NC writes to PSB, SBP for World Cup qualifier venue [The News]
PFF NC formally requests PSB and SBP for availability of Jinnah Stadium and Punjab Stadium for WCQs return leg on 17 October. Also sends AFC venue regulations that need to be met by either venue to host the game.
![PFF NC yet to contact govt for WC Qualifiers venue [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-and-Punjab-Stadium-Lahore-1160x535.jpg "PFF NC yet to contact govt for WC Qualifiers venue [The News]")
August9August 9, 2023
PFF NC yet to contact govt for WC Qualifiers venue [The News]
As debate rages about whether Pakistan has any venues that can host its WCQs return leg on 17 October, authorities administering Jinnah Stadium and Punjab Stadium claim PFF NC has not yet 'officially' requested about using those venues.
![Pakistan considering to play home leg of FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Saudi Arabia [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pakistan-in-Cambodia-2019-WCQs-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan considering to play home leg of FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Saudi Arabia [Geo Super]")
August7August 7, 2023
Pakistan considering to play home leg of FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Saudi Arabia [Geo Super]
With no Pakistani stadium meeting FIFA requirements to host international football, PFF NC has reached out to Saudi Football Federation on potentially 'hosting' Pakistan's return leg there on 17 October
![Why Pakistan Must Take Cambodia Seriously for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers [ProSports]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Pakistan-vs-Kenya-4-Nations-Series-2023-1080x535.jpg "Why Pakistan Must Take Cambodia Seriously for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers [ProSports]")
August7August 7, 2023
Why Pakistan Must Take Cambodia Seriously for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers [ProSports]
We wrote for ProPakistani's new sports platform ProSports about the importance for Pakistan to take the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cambodia in October seriously.
![Zavisa offers to coach Pakistan against Cambodia [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Gohar-Zaman-Zavisa-Milosavljevic-Nasir-Ismail.jpg "Zavisa offers to coach Pakistan against Cambodia [The News]")
August7August 7, 2023
Zavisa offers to coach Pakistan against Cambodia [The News]
With Pakistan's preps for WCQs in October against Cambodia still up in the air, former Pakistan NT coach Zaviša Milosavljević urged utilization of September FIFA window for friendlies.
![Neutral venue among options for home leg of Pakistan’s FIFA World Cup Qualifier [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad.jpg "Neutral venue among options for home leg of Pakistan’s FIFA World Cup Qualifier [Geo Super]")
August5August 5, 2023
Neutral venue among options for home leg of Pakistan’s FIFA World Cup Qualifier [Geo Super]
Neither Islamabad’s Jinnah Stadium nor Lahore’s Punjab Stadium meet current FIFA regulations at the moment to host official international football matches.