Pakistan, with a population of over 240 million, does not have an international standard football stadium despite despite football being a popular sport.
![Jinnah Stadium prepared hastily for 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Jinnah-Stadium-Islamabad-900x535.jpg "Jinnah Stadium prepared hastily for 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier [Express Tribune]")
October17October 18, 2023
Tag: Cambodia
![‘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 can beat Cambodia in historic World Cup qualifier’ [Express Tribune]
Ex-NT midfielder Muhammad Adil believes Pakistan will make full use of its first home international game in 8 years.
![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.
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.