As Asia's allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup expands to 8, Martin Lowe discusses how the AFC should structure their new qualifying path.
Tag: World Cup qualifiers
FOOTBALL: SOCCER’S SCORELESS SHEET [Dawn]
Pakistan is the only Asian country never to have won a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Lacklustre coaching, off-the-field issues and sometimes just sheer bad luck have all combined to provide the Shaheens this dubious distinction.
A friendly coach [The News on Sunday]
Former Bahraini defender Mohammad Shamlan ultimately quit as Pakistan football team coach last week after his two-year contract expired.
Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan [The News]
Mohammad Shamlan on Thursday announced that he had quit as Pakistan football team coach after the expiry of his contract and signed a one-year deal with Bahrain’s Riffa Sports Club.
AFC qualifiers aftermath: PFF backing Shamlan despite poor show [Express Tribune]
Despite a dismal show at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2016 U23 Championship qualifiers, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) secretary Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi hopes to extend coach Mohammed Shamlan’s contract, which ends in July.
With Kuwait defeat, Pakistan football faces uncertain future
Already without competitive football for the next four years after their 3-1 aggregate loss to Yemen in the first round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March, the game in the country is left facing an uncertain future.
PAKISTAN CAPTAIN REHMAN BEMOANS “TOUGH” DRAW AGAINST YEMEN [FCA]
Pakistan national team captain Zesh Rehman believes his side’s first round World Cup Qualifying draw against Yemen is the toughest match his nation could have expected.
Pakistan draw pot-giants Yemen for 2018 World Cup qualifiers [The News]
Pakistan were drawn with a monstrous Yemen side in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers first round as the draws for the 12 lowest-ranked Asian nations were unveiled at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
Pakistan to face Yemen in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers [AFC]
Twelve Asian nations discovered their opponents for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 on Tuesday.
‘Injured’ Zesh opts out of Afghan friendly [Dawn]
Ace defender Zesh Rehman will not be arriving for Pakistan’s international friendly against Afghanistan on Saturday due to injury,