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: World Cup
![Pakistan to face Yemen in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [AFC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10922858_10155023439425234_9178467045284373917_n.jpg "Pakistan to face Yemen in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [AFC]")
February10December 3, 2020
Pakistan to face Yemen in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [AFC]
Twelve Asian nations discovered their opponents for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 on Tuesday.
February9February 9, 2015
STAGE SET FOR 2018 WORLD CUP, 2019 ASIAN CUP JOINT QUALIFIERS DRAW [AFC]
Asia’s 12 lowest ranked sides – India, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Timor Leste, Nepal, Macau, Pakistan, Mongolia, Brunei and Bhutan – will be involved in the draw at AFC House.
![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
February1December 3, 2020
Pakistan boost team for Afghan match [The News]
The good news for Pakistan is that former Fulham defender Zeeshan Rehman and Denmark-based Hassan Bashir will be part of the team for the match against Afghanistan.
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
January22December 3, 2020
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.