BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has officially filed the bid to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup after detailed preparations, sources with CFA told Xinhua here on Friday. The CFA said hosting the event will facilitate football development in China. AFC Asian C...
August 20, 2024 Aramco Stadium - Aerial. Image © Populous Sports-focused architecture office Populous has been confirmed as the lead designer of the Aramco Stadium, one of the main locations scheduled to host the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup and the 2034 FIFA World Cup. The office has also...
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ten Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai have been selected to host the AFC Asian Cup in 2023, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced on Saturday. The other host cities are Tianjin, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen and Suzh...
“The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) executive committee has today confirmed the Qatar Football Association (QFA) as the host association for the AFC Asian Cup 2023,” the Malaysia-based AFC said in a statement. The AFC did not give dates for the Asian Cup. It also said its execu...
On Thursday afternoon, in the draw of the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, China U-20, as the team representing the host nation, is placed into Group A with Australia, Kyrgyzstan and Qatar. The tournament will be held in Shenzhen in Southern China from mid-February to early March....
China was the only country to bid for the Asian Cup after its other competitor, South Korea, scraped its bid last month in order to "strategically focus on the hosting of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup." This will be China's 2nd time to host the major Asian football event. ...
Qatar's Hassan Al-Haydos lifts the trophy with teammates after winning the AFC Asian Cup at Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar, on February 10, 2024. Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties as Qatar won its second con...
In an exciting development for table tennis enthusiasts across Asia, Mr. Khalil Al-Mohannadi, president of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU), officially announced that Shenzhen will host the 34th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2025. The prestigious event is set to take place at the Longgang Universiade...
India have never qualified for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup main draw. The Indian U-23 team will open its qualifying campaign against the Maldives on September 6. The AFC U23 Asian Cup will be a qualifying event for Paris 2024 and the top three teams will get a direct entry into the nex...
After being eliminated from their homeWorld Cupwithout recording a single point -- the first-ever host nation to do so -- the defending champions and hosts will feel extra pressure to capitalise on a favourable draw and make a run deep into the knockouts. ...