Tag Archives: Asian Football Confederation

김상식호 베트남, 2027 아시안컵 최종예선서 말레이시아와 대결

김상식 감독이 이끄는 베트남이 말레이시아, 네팔, 라오스와 2027 아시아축구연맹(AFC) 아시안컵 본선 진출권을 놓고 경쟁한다. 베트남은 9일 말레이시아 쿠알라룸푸르의 AFC 하우스에서 진행한 조 추첨 결과 말레이시아, 네팔, 라오스와 F조에 편성됐다. AFC는 국제축구연맹(FIFA) 랭킹을 기준으로 포트를 나눴고 116위 베트남은 톱시드를 받았다. 그러나 2포트에서 FIFA 랭킹이 가장 높은 데다 만만치 않은 전력을 갖춘 말레이시아(132위)를 만나면서 아시안컵 본선으로 가는 …

Is Lee Kang-In the last?…Military service benefits or Olympic focus, Football Association at crossroads

With Asian soccer’s power leveling, the South Korean men’s U23 national team is at a crossroads. They have to choose between the current strategy of using the Asian Games to qualify for the Olympic Games and military service, or using all other tournaments as a springboard to the Olympics, as Japan has done. If the …

Football’s bond…’National gatekeeper’ Kim Seung-kyu and ‘goalie’ Kim Jin-kyung tie the knot for 100 years in June

South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-kyu (Al Shabab) is tying the knot with model and actress Kim Jin-kyung. “Kim Jin-kyung is getting married to Kim Seung-kyu in June,” Kim’s agency Sublime told MHN Sports on Monday. Kim Jin-kyung rose to fame in 2012 when she won the runner-up spot on “Challenge Supermodel Korea 3. Since then, …

“I’m going to Paris”…’One win away’ Shin Tae-yong wants to make history for Innie soccer after 68 years

Indonesia’s U-23 national soccer team head coach Shin Tae Yong Shin has expressed his confidence in the team’s quarterfinal clash with Uzbekistan. The national team will take on Uzbekistan at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 quarterfinals at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Monday at 11:00 p.m. …