This is the first time that the country will play in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Stephen Constantine's Pakistan take on Roberto Mancini's Saudi Arabia on 16th away at Al-Ahsa's Al-Fateh Stadium.
![Historic day as Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PFF-Saudi-FF-logo-1160x535.jpg "Historic day as Pakistan take on Saudi Arabia [Express Tribune]"){kind=logo}
November15November 16, 2023
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![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
Jinnah Stadium prepared hastily for 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier [Express Tribune]
Pakistan, with a population of over 240 million, does not have an international standard football stadium despite despite football being a popular sport.
![‘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.
![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
![Football and misogyny: a stain on the beautiful game [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Spain-win-2023-FIFA-Womens-World-Cup-1160x535.jpg "Football and misogyny: a stain on the beautiful game [Express Tribune]")
September10September 10, 2023
Football and misogyny: a stain on the beautiful game [Express Tribune]
The story of the Spain’s World Cup winning women’s football team resonates with women in the sport all over the world, writes Natasha Raheel
![‘Pakistan women’s football light years behind the rest’ [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Kiran-Ilyas-at-AFC-B-License-course-in-Malaysia.jpg "‘Pakistan women’s football light years behind the rest’ [Express Tribune]")
August3August 3, 2023
‘Pakistan women’s football light years behind the rest’ [Express Tribune]
'Kiran Ghouri, the country’s most qualified women’s coach, continues to get ignored by PFF,' writes Natasha Raheel
![Challenges plague Pakistan women’s football [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Pakistan-WNT-camp-in-Karachi-before-Singapore-tour-1160x535.jpg "Challenges plague Pakistan women’s football [Express Tribune]")
July16July 20, 2023
Challenges plague Pakistan women’s football [Express Tribune]
Supporting Pakistan WNT 'difficult without harboring resentment' towards the PFF NC, which seems determined to 'mock the sport and the players,' writes Natasha Raheel
![History, injuries, nepotism, and Olympic qualifiers [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Pakistan-WNT-training-in-Tajikistan-for-2024-Olympics-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "History, injuries, nepotism, and Olympic qualifiers [Express Tribune]")
April4April 5, 2023
History, injuries, nepotism, and Olympic qualifiers [Express Tribune]
Pakistan women’s football team start campaign in Group E against the world number 49 team Philippines
![Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Pakistan-at-SAFF-Womens-Championship-2012.jpg "Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]")
March10March 10, 2023
Family still waiting for late athlete Shahida’s body [Express Tribune]
Former Pakistan Women's National Football Team player and national hockey player Shahida Raza died on a migrant boat that sunk off the coast of Italy last month
![Hockey player Shahida Raza among victims of migrant boat tragedy [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Shahida-Raza-who-died-in-Italy-migrant-boat-accident.png "Hockey player Shahida Raza among victims of migrant boat tragedy [Express Tribune]")
March1March 1, 2023
Hockey player Shahida Raza among victims of migrant boat tragedy [Express Tribune]
The 27-year old, who was also a footballer, sought a better life in Europe but died when the boat she was on sunk just off the coast of Italy