EXPLORE THE ASIAN GAME
Football through an Asian lens.
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NATIONAL TEAMS
International football across Asia — the teams, players, tournaments and stories shaping the game across the continent.
FEATURE
Why the match against Japan is more than just football for Iran
The day of reckoning has arrived for Iran. Five years after the Al-Ain agony and a 3-0 defeat…
ANALYSIS
Style or substance? Australia confronts its identity crisis
Not for the first time Australia finds itself battling a crisis of identity; caught between who it is…
ANALYSIS
Korea’s unseen maestro ready to energise Taegeuk Warriors against Australia
He’s Korea Republic’s pass master and he’s promised to bring the energy in the quarter-finals of the AFC…
FEATURE
Eccentric Šegrt propels Tajikistan from underdogs to ‘black’ horses
Ahead of the biggest match in Tajikistan’s history, Petar Šegrt didn’t make the same mistake that he had…
ANALYSIS
Doubts linger despite winning form for Iran
Iran is one of the three teams to win all three of their matches in the group stage…
ANALYSIS
Indonesia set blueprint for future with promising Asian Cup showing
When it mattered most, suddenly Indonesia became the team they have always had the potential to be at…
