Chinese football authorities have apologised for the national team's poor showing in 2018 World Cup qualifying, but fans denounced their remorse Monday as missing the goal.... more »
Chinese football authorities have lodged a complaint over a disallowed "goal", reports said on Friday, after a 0-0 draw with Hong Kong left their World Cup qualifying hopes hanging by a thread.... more »
Syria's football coach courted controversy on Tuesday when he questioned the moment's silence for victims of the Paris attacks held before his team's 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Singapore.... more »
Hong Kong dented China's World Cup qualifying hopes and put 2022 hosts Qatar into the next round with a 0-0 draw in front of rowdy home fans who again booed their shared anthem on Tuesday.... more »
Veteran forward Tim Cahill scored his second international hat-trick as Australia set aside security worries to thrash Bangladesh 4-0 Tuesday in a one-sided World Cup qualifying match in Dhaka.... more »
Syria's national football team used a pre-match news conference in Singapore to defiantly show support for President Bashar al-Assad, sparking blowback from local fans calling for politics to be left on the sidelines.... more »
Hong Kong and China fans will be kept completely separate at their crunch World Cup qualifier Tuesday, using different entrances and even different toilets as organisers try to head off tensions following last year's pro-democracy rallies.... more »
More famous for its sun-kissed beaches and coral reefs than its football, the tiny Pacific island of Guam is making waves in Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.... more »
Markets will be sealed off and sniffer dogs and bomb disposal units deployed in the stadium as part of "unprecedented" security measures for Bangladesh's World Cup qualifying match against Australia next week, an official said Sunday.... more »
China hammered 12 unanswered goals past hapless Bhutan on Thursday as they ramped up their World Cup qualifying hopes with their biggest win in 15 years.... more »
Japan coach Vahid Halihodzic said his players will be on a mission for revenge when they face Singapore in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday.... more »
Hong Kong said Saturday it will still play next week's FIFA World Cup qualifier in the Maldives despite political turmoil in the atoll nation, which has declared a state of emergency, following assurances from Maldivian authorities.... more »
Palestine's football association on Thursday said it had reluctantly agreed to play upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia at neutral venues, with the games set for Jordan.... more »
Hong Kong raised serious concerns about next week's football qualifier against Maldives on Thursday after a state of emergency was declared over political turmoil in the paradise island nation.... more »
FIFA on Wednesday ordered Palestine to play World Cup qualifying matches against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia at neutral venues because of security fears.... more »
The disputed 2018 World Cup qualifier between Palestine and Saudi Arabia is to be played in Palestine on Thursday, November 5, FIFA announced on Wednesday.... more »
Kuwait's Football Association (KFA) was suspended by FIFA on Friday for government interference, a decision which could impact the team's hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.... more »
Qatar won their fifth straight 2018 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday with an unconvincing but ultimately resounding 4-0 win against Maldives in Doha.... more »
Thailand took a huge step towards the next round of the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers after they trounced South-East Asian rivals Vietnam 3-0 in Hanoi on Tuesday.... more »
Qatar's coach Jose Daniel Carreno warned on Monday against complacency ahead of his team's 2018 World Cup qualifier against the minnows of Maldives.... more »
