Twelve Asian nations discovered their opponents for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 on Tuesday.
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![STAGE SET FOR 2018 WORLD CUP, 2019 ASIAN CUP JOINT QUALIFIERS DRAW [AFC] STAGE SET FOR 2018 WORLD CUP, 2019 ASIAN CUP JOINT QUALIFIERS DRAW [AFC]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10922858_10155023439425234_9178467045284373917_n.jpg)
STAGE SET FOR 2018 WORLD CUP, 2019 ASIAN CUP JOINT QUALIFIERS DRAW [AFC]
Asia’s 12 lowest ranked sides – India, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Timor Leste, Nepal, Macau, Pakistan, Mongolia, Brunei and Bhutan – will be involved in the draw at AFC House.

Hassan-inspired Pakistan stun Afghanistan 2-1 in Lahore
Pakistan ended their decade long drought at home after beating Afghanistan 2-1 in an International Friendly in Lahore, also avenging the 3-0 loss suffered to the SAFF Champions in August 2013.

FIFA Friendly Preview: Pakistan vs. Afghanistan
The Pak Shaheens face the Lions of Khorasan in a FIFA Friendly on Friday in Lahore.
![Audit of PFF’s accounts urged to save football in the country [Dawn] Audit of PFF’s accounts urged to save football in the country [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Makhdoom-Syed-Faisal-Saleh-Hayat.jpg)
Audit of PFF’s accounts urged to save football in the country [Dawn]
Former Islamabad Football Association president Syed Sharafat Hussain Bukhari appealed to the prime minister to conduct a special audit of all accounts of Pakistan Football Federation
![What can PFF do with FIFA’s money? [Express Tribune] What can PFF do with FIFA’s money? [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Pakistan-India-2014-team.jpg)
What can PFF do with FIFA’s money? [Express Tribune]
Hamza Babar claims PFF needs to spend money on foreign-based players, grassroots and the Pakistan Premier League.
![FIFA gives $1.3 million bonus to its national federations [IWF] FIFA gives $1.3 million bonus to its national federations [IWF]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/FIFA-and-PFF-chiefs-meetup-.jpg)
FIFA gives $1.3 million bonus to its national federations [IWF]
Pakistan Football Federation to receive $1.3 in bonus from FIFA.
![Does Pakistan even care about its FIFA ranking? [Express Tribune] Does Pakistan even care about its FIFA ranking? [Express Tribune]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Faisal-Iqbal.jpg)
Does Pakistan even care about its FIFA ranking? [Express Tribune]
By Shahrukh Sohail, Chief Editor, Islamabad Published by Express Tribune Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) method to calculate rankings...

Editorial: Learning from our neighbours
Pakistan can learn to progress in football by following India writes Hassan Azam.

FIFA bans India’s Colaco over bribery
FIFA has slapped a three-year ban on the former general secretary of India's federation, Alberto Colaco.