In Part 2 of our FIFA World Cup 2026 preview series, we cast our eye over three more of Asia’s record nine nations participating at this year’s tournament. With a focus on Japan, Saudi Arabia […]
Korea Republic are gearing up for their eighth straight FIFA World Cup appearance, looking to replicate their heroics from 2002, when they made the semi-final on home soil. But how realistic is that ambition, and […]
Jamshid wears it on his sleeves. The football, the Sevens circuit, the Calicut University years. He is an accountant in Doha now. He has been an accountant in Doha for nearly 30 years. That is […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is almost upon us, and that means it is time for our team-by-team previews of all nine AFC nations taking part across the United States, Canada and Mexico. We start […]
Three and a half years on from their infamous group stage elimination, Qatar return to the FIFA World Cup under vastly different circumstances. The scrutiny is lower, the expectations more subdued, yet any sense of […]
Hajime Moriyasu announced the squad for the FIFA World Cup on Friday, 15 May amid high anticipation and increased scrutiny as Japan hopes to break barriers to get past the Round of 16 in this […]
The year 2026 always shaped up to be a significant one for Uzbek football, and with the national team’s excitement ramping up ahead of a first FIFA World Cup appearance in just over a month’s […]
Uzbekistan signed off on their World Cup preparations with an undefeated final international window, a penalty shoot-out victory, and an inaugural FIFA Series triumph in their home send off. Departing for the final domestic season […]
The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book “Yalla! The Turbulent History of Arab Nations at the World Cup”, written by Ali Khaled. Pre-order your copy today. It is 31 March 1980 and new […]
It all comes down to this for Iraq. After 40 long years, the Lions of Mesopotamia are on the cusp of a return to the FIFA World Cup, ending decades of heartbreak for their long-suffering […]
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