Eight years since the country last hosted a game, there are signs of optimism before a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia in Islamabad.
![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
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![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.