Ex-NT midfielder Muhammad Adil believes Pakistan will make full use of its first home international game in 8 years.
![‘Pakistan can beat Cambodia in historic World Cup qualifier’ [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cambodia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1-1160x535.jpg "‘Pakistan can beat Cambodia in historic World Cup qualifier’ [Express Tribune]")
October17October 18, 2023
![Pakistan brings international football home after a bitter power struggle [The Guardian]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Abdullah-Iqbal-and-Easah-Suliman-Pakistan-vs-Cambodia-2026-WCQs-1080x535.jpg "Pakistan brings international football home after a bitter power struggle [The Guardian]")
October16October 21, 2023
Pakistan brings international football home after a bitter power struggle [The Guardian]
Eight years since the country last hosted a game, there are signs of optimism before a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia in Islamabad.
![Cambodian team attends practice session [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-and-Cambodia-training-sessions-at-outer-pitch-at-the-PSB-Complex-next-to-Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-1160x535.jpg "Cambodian team attends practice session [The News]")
October16October 16, 2023
Cambodian team attends practice session [The News]
Both Pakistan and Cambodia squads practiced at the outer training pitch at PSB Complex next to Jinnah Stadium before the second leg of 2026 WCQs round one on 17th.
![Pakistani footballers stand with Palestine [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Pakistan-vs-Palestine.jpg "Pakistani footballers stand with Palestine [Express Tribune]")
October14October 14, 2023
Pakistani footballers stand with Palestine [Express Tribune]
Pakistani footballers Muhammad Adil, Saadullah, Muhammad Riaz recall visiting Palestine for the Al-Nakba Cups and witnessing prison-like living conditions and hospitality of the Palestinians
October13October 13, 2023
Gritty Pakistan hold Cambodia to goalless draw in FIFA World Cup qualifier [Dawn]
All to play for in home leg on 17th in Islamabad. Pakistan require a win at home to reach 2nd round of WCQs / ACQs.
![Pakistan hold Cambodia in away leg of WC qualifier [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-in-Cambodia-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan hold Cambodia in away leg of WC qualifier [The News]")
October13October 13, 2023
Pakistan hold Cambodia in away leg of WC qualifier [The News]
Former Pakistan coaches Zaviša Milosavljević and Nasir Ismail praised the team's performance under Stephen Constantine to get a crucial goalless draw vs Cambodia in away leg of 2026 WCQs.
![Grimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifier [The Guardian]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Otis-Khan-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Grimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifier [The Guardian]")
October12October 13, 2023
Grimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifier [The Guardian]
FIFA’s decision pending despite Khan owning Pakistani passport. Issue concerns Khan’s grandfather’s migration before Partition.
![FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier: Pakistan, Cambodia first leg ends goalless [Geo Super]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cambodia-vs-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier: Pakistan, Cambodia first leg ends goalless [Geo Super]")
October12October 12, 2023
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier: Pakistan, Cambodia first leg ends goalless [Geo Super]
Pakistan hold hosts Cambodia 0-0 in a tense night in Phnom Penh. Return leg in Islamabad on 17th with Pakistan needing a win to reach next round of qualifiers.
October11October 11, 2023
2026 WCQs: Pakistan face hosts Cambodia in 1st leg
Pakistan coach Stephen Constantine and defender Easah Suliman both hope to get a result in a challenging away leg in Cambodia tomorrow before they travel to play return leg in Islamabad on 17th.
![A ‘very different’ Pakistan? National football team aim to end dire record [Al Jazeera]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Pakistan-training-in-Cambodia-before-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpeg "A ‘very different’ Pakistan? National football team aim to end dire record [Al Jazeera]")
October11October 11, 2023
A ‘very different’ Pakistan? National football team aim to end dire record [Al Jazeera]
With new coach Stephen Constantine, Pakistan aim to break a three-decade World Cup qualifier duck and a wider five-year, 12-match losing streak.