![Russia to have visa-free system for 2018 World Cup ticket-holders [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10922858_10155023439425234_9178467045284373917_n.jpg "Russia to have visa-free system for 2018 World Cup ticket-holders [Dawn]")
Match ticket holders worldwide can travel to Russia without needing Visa for the mega event next year.
Category: World Cup
![Remarkable boost in football exports hoped [The Nation]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Forward-Sports-factory-producing-footballs-in-Sialkot.jpg "Remarkable boost in football exports hoped [The Nation]")
May10May 10, 2017
Remarkable boost in football exports hoped [The Nation]
Sialkot football manufacturers hopeful of Chinese investment in their industry
![Soccer’s World Cup in Qatar Likely to Have Pakistan Army Guard [Bloomberg]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/COAS-Gen-Qamar-Javed-Bajwa-meets-Qatari-Prime-Minister-Sheikh-Abdullah-bin-Nasser-bin-Khalifa-al-Thani.jpg "Soccer’s World Cup in Qatar Likely to Have Pakistan Army Guard [Bloomberg]")
March8March 8, 2017
Soccer’s World Cup in Qatar Likely to Have Pakistan Army Guard [Bloomberg]
Qatari officials met with Pakistanis to discuss support for 2022 World Cup security as Pakistani army experienced in fighting terrorism at home
![FIFA World Cup expansion gives Hayat more hope [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Makhdoom-Syed-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat.jpg "FIFA World Cup expansion gives Hayat more hope [Express Tribune]")
January18January 18, 2017
FIFA World Cup expansion gives Hayat more hope [Express Tribune]
Hayat is hopeful that Asian countries like Pakistan, who were handicapped by the small number of qualifying slots, would stand to gain from the increase
![FIFA okays 48-team World Cup for 2026 to enrich coffers [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FIFA-World-Cup-trophy.jpg "FIFA okays 48-team World Cup for 2026 to enrich coffers [The News]")
January11January 11, 2017
FIFA okays 48-team World Cup for 2026 to enrich coffers [The News]
FIFA Council votes to expand top tournament from 32 to 48 teams despite concerns and criticism.
![Documents show PFF sold 2014 World Cup tickets at inflated prices [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/world-cup-2014-tickets.jpg "Documents show PFF sold 2014 World Cup tickets at inflated prices [Dawn]")
December11December 11, 2015
Documents show PFF sold 2014 World Cup tickets at inflated prices [Dawn]
Emails show PFF pocketing money for 84 tickets with evidence pointing to 14 being charged for almost twice the price.
![A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shamlan.jpg "A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]")
August2December 3, 2020
A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]
Former Bahraini defender Mohammad Shamlan ultimately quit as Pakistan football team coach last week after his two-year contract expired.
July24September 12, 2023
Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan [The News]
Mohammad Shamlan on Thursday announced that he had quit as Pakistan football team coach after the expiry of his contract and signed a one-year deal with Bahrain’s Riffa Sports Club.
![Failure yet again [The News on Sunday]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Untitled-4.jpg "Failure yet again [The News on Sunday]")
May24May 24, 2015
Failure yet again [The News on Sunday]
Following a disappointing failure in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers a couple of months back, Pakistan football team also failed to impress in the 2016 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship qualifiers.
![AFC qualifiers aftermath: PFF backing Shamlan despite poor show [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shamlaan.jpg "AFC qualifiers aftermath: PFF backing Shamlan despite poor show [Express Tribune]")
May20September 12, 2023
AFC qualifiers aftermath: PFF backing Shamlan despite poor show [Express Tribune]
Despite a dismal show at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2016 U23 Championship qualifiers, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) secretary Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi hopes to extend coach Mohammed Shamlan’s contract, which ends in July.