![‘Pakistan will be different unit in Cambodia qualifiers’ [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/stephen-constantine-1075x535.jpg "‘Pakistan will be different unit in Cambodia qualifiers’ [The News]")
“There are 211 countries which play football around and we (Pakistan) are ranked 197. It’s about time we change that. And only way we can change that is by the support of everybody, not three or four people in the PFF but the whole community will have to be united and back Pakistan football as one family,” said Pakistan head coach Stephen Constantine.
![Reason behind change in timings of Pakistan’s FIFA WCQ home leg against Cambodia revealed [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad.jpg "Reason behind change in timings of Pakistan’s FIFA WCQ home leg against Cambodia revealed [Geo Super]")
Pakistan-Cambodia fixture in Islamabad on Tuesday, Oct 17 will be played at 2pm because Jinnah Stadium's floodlights do not meet AFC's minimum requirements.
![Pakistan coach opens up on importance of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Stephen-Constantine-supervising-Pakistan-MNT-training-1080x535.jpg "Pakistan coach opens up on importance of FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier [Geo Super]")
Stephen Constantine talks frankly about the challenges facing Pakistan's squad selections and preparations for upcoming WCQ against Cambodia on 12 and 17 October.
![Pakistan back Saudi Arabia’s bid to host FIFA World Cup in 2034 [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FIFA-World-Cup-trophy.jpg "Pakistan back Saudi Arabia’s bid to host FIFA World Cup in 2034 [Geo Super]")
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PFF announce support for Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
![FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier: Islamabad ‘s Jinnah stadium to host Pakistan, Cambodia match [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-1160x535.jpg "FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier: Islamabad ‘s Jinnah stadium to host Pakistan, Cambodia match [Geo Super]")
AFC has given its approval for Jinnah Stadium to host Pakistan-Cambodia return leg on 17 October for 2026 WCQs. Pakistan to play Cambodia in Phnom Penh on 12 October.
![PFF hires Brazilian goalkeeping coach for national men’s team [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rogerio-Ramos-and-Claudio-Altieri-join-Pakistan-MNT-coaching-staff.jpg "PFF hires Brazilian goalkeeping coach for national men’s team [Geo Super]")
Brazilian goalkeeping coach Rogerio Ramos and Italian fitness trainer Claudio Altieri have previously worked under Stephen Constantine and will now join him in the Pakistan MNT.
![Constantine lays down challenge as Cambodia WCQ looms [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Stephen-Constantine-speaks-with-press-after-Pakistan-squad-for-2026-WCQs-is-announced-1160x535.jpg "Constantine lays down challenge as Cambodia WCQ looms [Dawn]")
“I didn’t come here to lose [...] we’re not going to Cambodia to lose, we’re trying to qualify for the next round of qualifying,” said Stephen Constantine after the Pakistan squad for 2026 WCQs was announced.
![Hassan, Saqib dropped as squad for WC qualifiers announced [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-squad-header-for-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Hassan, Saqib dropped as squad for WC qualifiers announced [The News]")
25-member Pakistan MNT squad announced under new coach Stephen Constantine to face Cambodia on 12 and 17 October.
![Pak team coaches removed ahead of World Cup qualifiers [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/stephen-constantine-at-Pakistan-MNT-camp-in-Lahore-after-appointment-1160x535.jpg "Pak team coaches removed ahead of World Cup qualifiers [The News]")
With Stephen Constantine's appointment as new Pakistan MNT head coach, he is likely to be joined by Shadab Iftikhar as assistant and Noman Ibrahim as goalkeeping coach. Nasir Ismail unhappy with sacking of Sajjad Mehmood, Hassan Baloch, and Jaffar Khan as MNT camp coaches.
![The future of Pakistan football [TNS]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PFF-flag.jpg "The future of Pakistan football [TNS]")
It would be a 'great service' if the PFF Normalisation Committee completed the PFF elections process before March 2024, writes Alam Zeb Safi.
