{"id":8388,"date":"2026-03-24T11:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/?post_type=tag_episode&#038;p=8388"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T03:53:17","slug":"womens-asian-cup-iraq-prepare-for-playoff-will-iran-withdraw-has-acle-gone-too-far-afcs-changing-calendars","status":"publish","type":"tag_episode","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/audio\/womens-asian-cup-iraq-prepare-for-playoff-will-iran-withdraw-has-acle-gone-too-far-afcs-changing-calendars\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Asian Cup | Iraq prepare for playoff | Will Iran withdraw? | Has ACLE gone too far? | AFC&#8217;s changing calendars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Asian Game Podcast returns for a bumper episode with so much to discuss from the world of Asian football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look back at the AFC Women&#8217;s Asian Cup and discuss what we learned about Asia&#8217;s fortunes ahead of next year&#8217;s FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also look ahead to Iraq&#8217;s playoff against either Suriname or Bolivia and ask how much their hopes will be hampered by their disrupted preparation, while we also discuss the situation with Iran and their participation in this year&#8217;s FIFA World Cup in light of the ongoing war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To finish, we discuss the upcoming AFC Champions League Elite Finals and discuss whether the foreign player rules will forever change Asian football, as well as the bombshell announcement of the AFC shifting the dates of the AFC Asian Cup.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Asian Game Podcast returns to assess Asia\u2019s Women\u2019s World Cup prospects, Iraq and Iran\u2019s uncertain&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":7176,"template":"","tag_episode_show":[527],"class_list":["post-8388","tag_episode","type-tag_episode","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Women&#039;s Asian Cup | Iraq prepare for playoff | Will Iran withdraw? 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