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India qualify for AFC Women's Asian Cup finals after beating Thailand 2-1

July 06, 2025 10:14 am

It will be India's first appearance at the Asian Cup since 2022, when they participated as hosts but were forced to withdraw due to a COVID outbreak in the squad. The last time India qualified outright was back in 2003, when the qualifiers did not exist in the current format.

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AFC Asian Cup: India finish pointless, goalless but coach Igor Stimac says ‘we can compete at this level’

January 24, 2024 9:55 am

Syria hand third straight defeat at the continental tournament as team’s toothless ‘attack’ at this level exposed

Indian football: Igor Stimac says let's stop talking about Asian Cup. So what are we to talk about, coach?

November 23, 2023 4:32 pm

Croat asserts his focus is on making next round of WC qualifiers and getting more home games against better teams

The secret to India’s Asian Games success? An empowering sports policy

October 11, 2023 7:35 pm

Along with progress in poverty alleviation and other socio-economic factors, meticulous planning and greater budgetary allocations have helped Indian athletes rack up impressive wins across different sporting events

World Cup referee Yoshimi Yamashita among first women match officials at Asian Cup

September 14, 2023 5:51 pm

Yamashita is among five female match officials, including two referees, picked Thursday by the Asian Football Confederation to work in Qatar. The tournament runs form Jan. 12 to Feb. 10.

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Express View on Asian Cup selection: Just stargazing

September 12, 2023 10:59 pm

The story of a football coach and an astrologer points to an unfortunate institutional suspension of disbelief

India vs Cambodia Asian Cup Highlights: Sunil Chhetri nets a brace, IND 2-0 CAM

June 08, 2022 11:11 pm

India vs Cambodia, AFC Asian Cup Highlights Online: IND beat CAM at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

India vs Cambodia AFC Asian Cup Live: When and where to watch?

June 08, 2022 7:47 pm

India vs Cambodia LIVE Stream Today at 8:30 PM; Get the live streaming details of India vs Cambodia, 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, TV listings & Online streaming: India will face Cambodia in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifier on June 8 (Wednesday), 2022.

Asian Cup qualifiers: Against lower-ranked opponents, Indian football team looks to break shackles

June 08, 2022 7:17 am

Ranked 106 in the world, national team begins campaign by taking on Cambodia in first of the three matches.

China cites pandemic and withdraws as host of 2023 Asian Cup

May 14, 2022 2:38 pm

China's withdrawal could let Qatar or Saudi Arabia step up as hosts while both are bidding in a contest to host the 2027 edition. India and Iran are also candidates for the 2027 edition with a decision expected early next year.