There is so much going on in the AFC region, with long fights for the eight automatic places at the 2026 World Cup as Japan and Iran have already sealed their spot.

Iran defeated China 3-1 in the third-place playoff of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup China 2025 on Saturday.

Japan and Thailand have qualified for the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup after edging IR Iran and China PR respectively.

Maral Torkaman and Fereshteh Khosravi are among the key players the-AFC.com has picked out from Iran who could make the difference between glory and heartbreak in the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 ...

Backed into their own half, Iran ... Central Asian side poured forward after that but despite utilizing the power play, the equalizer eluded them as Japan took the place in the final and booked their ...

MUSCAT: Oman U-23 team will vie for an automatic ticket to the final as they will face Iraq, Pakistan and the hosts Cambodia ...

The Philippine team was able to qualify in the Asian Cup on its own merit by being the best third-placed team to join host China, Iran, Japan, Thailand, Bahrain, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia ...

Iran beat China 3-1 to snatch the last place at the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup Philippines 2025, with Nasimeh Gholami and Maral Torkaman brilliant.

After the match finished 1-1 at the end of regulation time, Fereshteh Khosravi and Farzaneh Tavasoli netted deep in extra time to make it 13 wins in 14 matches overall. Iran will play Japan on ...

The India U-23 men’s national team was on Thursday drawn in Group H of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers and will play against hosts Qatar, Bahrain, and Brunei Darussalam. The draw was conducted at the ...

Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup will be a long journey ... Two spots have already been confirmed with Japan and Iran in, but the other six spots are to be decided with just two games ...