query: how many asian countries are participating in fifa world cup 2018

pos: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup stages, Iran wound up defeated 3–1. The 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, marked the first time five Asian teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Only Japan advanced past the group stage, a feat aided by fair-play points in tie-breaking, at the expense of Senegal. Aside from Australia, who only got a draw and two defeats, the other three had at least one win: Saudi Arabia got a 2-1 comeback over Egypt, Iran defeated Morocco, and in the biggest upset, South Korea beat the defending champions Germany. In the round of 16, Japan surprised a favored Belgium and

pos: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification teams qualified for the final tournament. 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. A total of 21 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in Jordan. This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five teams of the final tournament qualifying for the World Cup. Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 24 teams entered the competition,

pos: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. A total of 21 teams entered the qualification tournament, which decided four of the eight participating teams in the final tournament held in Jordan. This tournament also served as the first stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five teams of the final tournament qualifying for the World Cup. Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 24 teams entered the competition, with Japan, Australia, and China PR

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg. The fifth-placed team from AFC was drawn against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF, with the AFC team hosting the second leg. The following five teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams. On 16 April 2014,

pos: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round The second round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 24 May 2015 to 29 March 2016. A total of 40 teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals. The

pos: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup eight goals) scored five goals this time around. There was a total of 103 scorers in this year's World Cup. Red cards received (1) The following table is a summary of some notable and participating countries' broadcasting licensee holders. 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships".

pos: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament in Asia competed by the women's national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was originally scheduled to be held in Jordan between 7 and 22 April 2018, but later was changed to 6 to 20 April 2018. The tournament served as the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five teams qualifying for the World Cup in France. Japan defeated Australia 1–0 in the

pos: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game) not included in the game are African teams Central African Republic, Eritrea, and São Tomé and Príncipe, and Asian teams Bhutan and Guam. All five withdrew from the qualifying stage before it began. Additionally, the game does not feature Brunei, Laos, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines who did not participate in World Cup qualifying. The game includes all 10 venues used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as well as stadiums from each qualifying region and a range of "generic" stadiums. The "2010 FIFA World Cup" soundtrack comprises 28 tracks by artists from 21 countries. According to Electronic Arts

pos: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup and PP Sports in 2017. Tire manufacturer Continental announced they would be official sponsor. 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament in Asia competed by the women's national teams in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was originally scheduled to be held in Jordan between 7 and 22 April 2018, but later was changed to 6 to 20 April 2018. The tournament served as the final stage of Asian qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the top five

pos: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup stages, Iran wound up defeated 3–1. The 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, marked the first time five Asian teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Only Japan advanced past the group stage, a feat aided by fair-play points in tie-breaking, at the expense of Senegal. Aside from Australia, who only got a draw and two defeats, the other three had at least one win: Saudi Arabia got a 2-1 comeback over Egypt, Iran defeated Morocco, and in the biggest upset, South Korea beat the defending champions Germany. In the round of 16, Japan surprised a favored Belgium and

pos: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by an Asian nation in the history of the competition. On 17 April 2013, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for five competitions between 2016 and 2017, including the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Declarations of interest were made by May 15 deadline whilst the hosts were scheduled to be revealed in December 2013. The following 10 countries made an official bid for the World Cup, as revealed by FIFA on 28 May 2013. Due to undisclosed circumstances, FIFA did not pick a host from the first round of bidding by December 2013. And so on 6 March 2014, FIFA

pos: India national football team were in darker blue while the away kit was changed from white to orange. For the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, in which India were participating, Nike designed India's kit using the same template it used for other national teams such as Brazil. In January 2013. it was announced that the AIFF's deal with Nike was extended for an extra five years. In September 2017, prior to the India U17 side's participation in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nike unveiled an all sky blue kit for the India senior and youth teams. The Nike deal ended in December 2018, and AIFF

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for AFC teams. On 16 April 2014, the AFC Executive Committee approved a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which will be expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019. Therefore, the first two

neg: Iran national football team results (2010–19) Cup – Preliminary Round 2014 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2014 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round Friendly Friendly 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal Friendly Friendly Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round "* FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran. 2018

neg: 2019 AFC Asian Cup during an AFC Executive Committee meeting in Manama, Bahrain. The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification process determined the 24 participating teams for the tournament. In 2014, a proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup with those of the AFC Asian Cup was ratified by the AFC Competitions Committee. The new qualification structure took place in three stages, with the first two merging with the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the first round, the lowest ranked teams played home-and-away over two legs to reduce the total number of teams to 40. In the second round,

neg: 2023 AFC Asian Cup stage as the first two rounds also act as the Asian qualification for the World Cup. Timor-Leste was barred from participating in the qualification tournament after being found to have fielded a total of twelve ineligible players in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, among other competitions. However, as FIFA have not barred them from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Timor-Leste are still allowed to enter the competition, but they are ineligible to qualify for the Asian Cup. 2023 AFC Asian Cup The 2023 AFC Asian Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial

neg: Philippines women's national football team in Philippines. Before participating in the Jordan to compete in the Asian Cup the national team will hold their last camp in Japan from 20 to 27 March 2018. Since October 2015, the home stadium of the national team is the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna. The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup. It didn't attempt to qualify for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 with its non participation at the 1991 AFC Women's Championship which also served as the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup. The national team first attempted to qualify

neg: Iran national football team results (2010–19) Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2018 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2018 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Iran national football team results (2010–19) This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2010 and 2019. 2010 Qatar Friendship Cup 2011 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2011 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Friendly Friendly

neg: 2034 FIFA World Cup Cup, when the territory was known as the Dutch East Indies. However in June 2018, FIFA executive committee member and crown prince and regent of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah who is also the former President of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) expressed interest in joining the three countries in hosting the World Cup together. The four countries have jointly hosted a football event before during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. If the FAM agrees to rejoin the project, they would be the first to submit a four-country joint bid in the FIFA World Cup history. Egypt's Sports and Youth Minister

neg: 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's football championship of Asia. For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament will be contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015. The qualification process involved four rounds, where the first two doubled as the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification for Asian teams. The proposal to merge the preliminary

neg: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup In principle, FIFA preferred the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be hosted by the same member association, but if circumstances required, FIFA reserved the right to award the hosting of the events separately. The following countries made official bids for hosting the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup by submitting their documents by 31 October 2014: The following countries withdrew their bid for hosting the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup: France were awarded the hosting rights

neg: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bids 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bids The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bidding process resulted in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selecting the joint by country bid as the location for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup These are the bids from countries vying to host the 2023 FIFA's Women's World Cup. The official announcement for which one of these countries will host the Women's World Cup will not be made until early 2019. As of December 2018, Australia and South Africa are the official bidders and four countries (Japan, Thailand, New Zealand and Colombia) have expressed interest

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids saying in April 2010, "The Arabic world deserves a World Cup. They have 22 countries and have not had any opportunity to organise the tournament." Blatter also praised Qatar's progress, "When I was first in Qatar there were 400,000 people here and now there are 1.6 million. In terms of infrastructure, when you are able to organise the Asian Games (in 2006) with more than 30 events for men and women, then that is not in question." Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup received a huge boost on 28 July 2010 when Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohammed

neg: FIFA World Cup hosts 2034 World Cup with Indonesia. On the same occasion, the General Secretary of the AFF, Dato Sri Azzuddin Ahmad, confirmed that Indonesia and Thailand will submit a joint bid. Indonesia is the only Southeast Asian country to have participated in the World Cup, when the territory was known as the Dutch East Indies. However in June 2018, FIFA executive committee member and crown prince and regent of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah who is also the former President of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) expressed interest in joining the three countries in hosting the World Cup together. The four countries have

neg: Jalal Hosseini FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He also played in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification for Team Melli and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He featured in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010 and 2011 Asian Cup. On 1 June 2014, he was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz. In May 2018 he was named in Iran’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but did not make the final 23. On 1 December 2018, Hosseini announced

neg: Visa history of Russia can cross the Russia-Belarus border if they travel via the motor road and railway routes through checkpoints that are not international. Similarly eased restrictions are planned for visitors to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. From 4 June to 25 July 2018, visas won't be required for those attending matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup championship, who will be able to enter Russia with an ID and passport. Foreigners participating in events and FIFA athletes, will have to obtain visas, but with a simplified procedure. In particular, such visas will be issued within

neg: Sepp Blatter sought to increase the influence of African and Asian countries in world football through the expansion of participating teams in various FIFA tournaments. He has persistently been dogged by claims of corruption and financial mismanagement. Blatter's reign oversaw a vast expansion in revenues generated by the FIFA World Cup accompanied by the collapse of the marketing company International Sport and Leisure and numerous allegations of corruption in the bidding processes for the awarding of FIFA tournaments. On 2 June 2015, six days after the United States government indicted several current and former FIFA officials and sports marketing companies for bribery

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) CONCACAF was drawn against the fifth-placed team from Asian Football Confederation (AFC), with the CONCACAF team hosting the first leg. The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). 3.5 slots (3 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for

neg: Guam finished 7th of 22 countries and 14th at the 2011 Games. The Guam national football team was founded in 1975 and joined FIFA in 1996. Guam was once considered one of FIFA's weakest teams, and experienced their first victory over a FIFA-registered side in 2009, when they defeated Mongolia in the East Asian Cup. Guam entered the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D. Guam hosted qualifying games on the island for the first time in 2015. During the qualifying round, Guam clinched their first FIFA World Cup Qualifying win by defeating Turkmenistan. Since then, the team has experienced moderate

neg: FIFA World Cup video games iOS: "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil World-class Soccer". The game is released in Japan and mainland China only. On 30 April 2018, EA announced a free expansion for "FIFA 18" based on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring all 32 participating teams (and the ones already featured in FIFA 18) and all 12 stadiums used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This update was released on 29 May on PlayStation 4,Xbox One, Windows and Nintendo Switch, with an update to mobile devices later, on 6 June. Coins transfer over from the actual Ultimate Team game and there is no transfer

neg: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification but they withdrew from their qualifying tournaments. More than 30 countries, mostly in Asia and Africa, did not enter qualification, including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Egypt, which qualified teams for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As in the previous World Cup cycle, the AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the World Cup qualifying tournament for AFC members. The World Cup qualifying process was as follows: Four teams advanced from the qualifying stage: Philippines (who qualified as Group A runners-up to Jordan who had already automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts) South Korea (Group B winners), Thailand (Group C

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup 1970. It was introduced on 9 November 2017. After the group stage, "Telstar Mechta" was used for the knockout stage. The word "mechta" (Russian: мечта) means "dream" or "ambition". The difference between Telstar 18 and Mechta is the red details on the design. On 30 April 2018, EA announced a free expansion for "FIFA 18" based on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring all 32 participating teams and all 12 stadiums used at the 2018 World Cup. Panini continued their partnership with FIFA by producing stickers for their World Cup sticker album. Panini also developed an app for the 2018

neg: FIFA 18 wait. "FIFA 18" was released worldwide on 29 September 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Cristiano Ronaldo is featured on the cover of the game's retail box. On 30 April 2018, EA announced a free expansion based on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring all 32 participating teams (and the national teams already featured in FIFA 18) and all 12 stadiums used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as the ability for players to create their own customized World Cup tournaments. It was released on 29 May 2018 for

neg: Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Alain Courtois, a Belgian Member of Parliament, announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made on behalf of the three Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to host either the 2018 FIFA World Cup or 2022 version, but has since decided to concentrate solely on the 2018 version (see 2018 European World Cup bids). In June 2007 the three countries launched their campaign not as a joint bid in the manner of the Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002, but emphasizing it as a common political organization. Luxembourg would not host

neg: Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Heerenveen and Rotterdam, but both Amsterdam and Rotterdam will provide two stadiums. Eindhoven will function as the 'capital city' of the World Cup. Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid Alain Courtois, a Belgian Member of Parliament, announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made on behalf of the three Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg to host either the 2018 FIFA World Cup or 2022 version, but has since decided to concentrate solely on the 2018 version (see 2018 European World Cup bids). In June 2007 the three countries launched their campaign not as a joint

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup squads – is the oldest in the tournament's history. League systems with 20 or more players represented are listed. In all, World Cup squad members play for clubs in 57 countries, and play in 54 national league systems, as the league systems of England and France include clubs from Wales and Monaco respectively, and one league system covers both the United States and Canada. Clubs with 10 or more players represented are listed. Coaches in bold represent their own country. 2018 FIFA World Cup squads The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in Russia from 14 June

neg: Indonesia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid Indonesia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid The Indonesia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid was the first official bid from the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) to host the FIFA World Cup. FIFA rejected the bid for lack of government support on 19 March 2010. Indonesia was one of four Asian countries bidding to bring the tournament to Asia for a second time, the 2002 tournament having been played in Japan and South Korea. Indonesia, under the name of the Dutch East Indies, had been the first Asian nation to compete in the World Cup, when they participated in the 1938

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South Korea national football team a player still playing or available for selection. Statistics below are from matches which the Korea Football Association consider as official.
Bold names denote a player still playing or available for selection. Statistics below are from matches which only FIFA international matces.
Bold names denote a player still playing or available for selection. FIFA World Cup AFC Asian Cup EAFF East Asian Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Asian Games "From 2002, under-23 squad" Olympic Games "From 1992, under-23 squad" CONCACAF Gold Cup As of 20 November 2018, after the match against Uzbekistan. South Korea national football team The Korea Republic national

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids fund its World Cup bid preparation. Rudd met with Sepp Blatter to discuss the Commonwealth Government's support of the bid in Zurich in July 2009. At the 2008 FIFA Congress, held in Sydney, FIFA president Sepp Blatter suggested that Australia concentrate on hosting the 2022 tournament, but Lowy responded by recommitting Australia to its 2018 bid. However, Australia ultimately withdrew from the bidding for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in favour of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 10 June 2010, following comments from the chief of the Asian Football Confederation that the 2018 tournament should be held in Europe.

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Cup. Base camps were used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. On 9 February 2018, FIFA announced the base camps for each participating team. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion , it is the most expensive World Cup in history, surpassing the cost of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The Russian government had originally earmarked a budget of around $20 billion which was later slashed to $10 billion for the preparations of the World Cup, of which half is spent on transport infrastructure. As part of

neg: Fahad Al-Mirdasi 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2018, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) issued Al-Mirdasi a lifetime ban from officiating based on allegations of match-fixing. Before the ban, FIFA had selected Al-Mirdasi to officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but on 30 May 2018, it was announced that he and his assistants were stood down from participating in the World Cup. Fahad Al-Mirdasi Fahad Al-Mirdasi (born 16 August 1985) is a Saudi Arabian football referee who served as a full international for FIFA from 2011 to 2018, when he was banned for life for match-fixing. Al-Mirdasi was one of the

neg: 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA Congress, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation in a meeting in Manama, Bahrain. It includes an intercontinental playoff tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths. The issue of how to allocate automatic host country qualification given that there are multiple host countries has not yet been resolved and will be decided by the FIFA council. The United bid anticipated all three host countries being awarded automatic places. The ratification of slot allocation gives OFC a guaranteed berth in the final tournament for the first time in FIFA World Cup history. The 2026

neg: FIFA Football 2002 to improve the FIFA ranking of their chosen team by participating in international friendlies. Many of the international teams in the game are not licensed (some of them down to the players' names like the Netherlands), as well as smaller countries such as Barbados, who were only given numbers as player names. Also, to date, this was the last "FIFA" edition (not counting the World Cup versions) to feature the Japanese national team, since Japan Football Association would go on to concede exclusive rights to Konami's "Pro Evolution Soccer" series. "FIFA Football 2002" ran for 10 years as the last

neg: Australia 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bid best and biggest events right here in NSW”. The bid was officially launched on 29 October 2018 with the campaign slogan "#GetOnside", supporters of the bid can show their support for Australia's bid at AusBid2023.com. Australia 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bid The Australia FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 bid is a bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup by Football Federation Australia (FFA), officially launched on 29 October 2018. After successfully staging the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, speculation that Football Federation Australia (FFA) would bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup intensified, and a joint

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup before playing any matches. No African countries applied to compete at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Egypt was the only African country to apply to compete at the 1954 World Cup. They were placed in a two-team group with Italy, but lost 1–2 in Cairo and 1–5 in Milan, and thus did not qualify for the World Cup. Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan all applied to enter the qualification process for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but Ethiopia's entry was rejected by FIFA. Egypt and Sudan competed in an Africa/Asia zone with ten Asian countries for one spot at the World

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup have never qualified for the final tournament. This table shows for each world cup the number of countries at the World Cup, the number of entries (#E) from around the world (including any rejections and withdrawals), the number of African entries (#A), how many of those African entries withdrew (#A-) before/during qualification or were rejected by FIFA, the African representatives at the World Cup finals, the number of World Cup Qualifiers each African representative had to play to get to the World Cup (#WCQ), the furthest stage they reached, their results, and their coaches. The inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup

neg: Mark Milligan to qualify directly to the World Cup. He played in the two leg tie Asian play-off against Syria. The match was ended 3-2 on aggregate. He also played in the second leg game of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–AFC play-off) against Honduras. This was the match who decided the last spot of 2018 FIFA World Cup. The match ended in favour of Australia by 3-1. With that, Australia qualified in the World Cup finals for the fourth time in a row. In May 2018 he was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

neg: 2034 FIFA World Cup 2034 FIFA World Cup The 2034 FIFA World Cup will be the 25th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The bidding process for the world cup is yet to start. Some early bids for the 2034 FIFA World Cup have however been proposed. The following countries expressed interest in bidding: The first bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup has been proposed as a collective bid by the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The idea of a combined ASEAN bid had been mooted

neg: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup 15th place in the rankings. Burma, Philippines and Indonesia withdrew before the draw, so India qualified automatically. India later also withdrew because of the expense of traveling (or, according to some reports, after a FIFA ruling that players were not allowed to play barefoot). Other teams economized by sailing, rather than flying, to the tournament. FIFA decided not to invite another team, leaving the World Cup three teams short. In the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Asian zone was allocated one place (out of 16) in the final tournament. In the 1954 World Cup qualification, three countries from the

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round The first round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 12 to 23 March 2015. A total of 12 teams (teams ranked 35–46 in the AFC entrant list) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round. The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 (shown in parentheses below).

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids Bin Hammam threw his weight behind his country's campaign. Speaking in Singapore, Bin Hammam said: "I have one vote and, frankly speaking, I will vote for Qatar but if Qatar is not in the running I will vote for another Asian country." Qatar has already hosted the AFC Asian Cup in 1988, FIFA U-20 World Cup 1995 and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. South Korea bid only for the 2022 World Cup. They were bidding to become the first Asian country to host the World Cup twice; however, the fact that they were co-hosts so recently in 2002 was expected

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids for 2018 only. Four bids came from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), four from Europe's UEFA, and one from CONCACAF. It had also been reported on the FIFA website that Egypt was entering a bid, but the president of the Egyptian Football Association denied that any more than an inquiry in principle had been made. Alain Courtois, a Belgian Member of Parliament, announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made on behalf of the three Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. In June 2007 the three countries launched their campaign not as a joint bid in

neg: Australia national soccer team World Cup, Ange Postecoglou resigned from his position as coach; and Bert van Marwijk was subsequently appointed as his replacement. On 8 March 2018, after van Marwijk's first squad announcement, the FFA announced that Graham Arnold will take the coaching role from after the 2018 FIFA World Cup until the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Australian matches are broadcast by subscription sports network Fox Sports until 2022 and in 2018 by free-to-air network Ten on its One channel until 2019. Previous coverage has been provided by ABC (Asian Cup matches only), SBS until 2016 and Nine on its 9Go! channel from

neg: Pejman Montazeri played full 90 minutes in all three matches for Team Melli, where Iran eliminated in the group stage. However, he missed 2015 AFC Asian Cup due to injury. He was also called up to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and made a strong partnership with Morteza Pouraliganji as Iran qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup without conceding a single goal. In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. His brother, Nadar Montazeri plays for the Iran national rugby union team and his cousin, Roozbeh Madadi currently

neg: Iran–Iraq football rivalry a neutral venue. 1972 AFC Asian Cup 1976 AFC Asian Cup 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 1996 AFC Asian Cup 2000 AFC Asian Cup 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2011 AFC Asian Cup 2015 AFC Asian Cup 2019 AFC Asian Cup Iran–Iraq football rivalry The Iran and Iraq national football teams are sporting rivals who have played each other since 1962. According to "The Malay Mail", "Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch". The most recent matches between the two teams were the quarter-final of the 2015 AFC Asian

neg: 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final Asian Cup Final and is planned to host several matches in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. It is also featured on the 200 Dirham banknote. The 43,000-seat stadium opened in 1980 and also hosted matches in the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. As European champions, Real Madrid received a bye to the semi-final round, where they faced Asian champions Kashima Antlers of Japan. Kashima, who had defeated CONCACAF champions Guadalajara, were defeated by Real Madrid in the 2016 final. Madrid defeated the Antlers 3–1 on a hat-trick scored by Gareth Bale over eleven

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids and Qatari bid teams did try to trade votes, "but it didn't work". 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selected locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was rejected before FIFA's executive committee voted in November 2010. Two of the remaining nine bids applied only to the 2022 World Cup, while the

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selected locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was rejected before FIFA's executive committee voted in November 2010. Two of the remaining nine bids applied only to the 2022 World Cup, while the rest were initially applications for both. Over the course of the bidding, all

neg: Pakistan national football team Cup 2018, the company came into prominence for landing the contract of over 3,000 “Brazuca” balls that were used at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. "Bloomberg" and "BBC" are among many news agencies that have covered the company. The following 17 players are called for match against Palestine on November 16, 2018 The following players have also been called for the national team in recent matches. "For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page." Source:"www.fifa.com" South Asian Games SAFF Championship RCD/ECO Cup Colombo Cup Merdeka Cup Philippine Peace Cup Biggest win Last

neg: Iran national football team results (2000–09) Preliminary Round 2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2004 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal 2004 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal 2004 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd Place Match 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round Friendly 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round Friendly Friendly 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2006 FIFA World Cup

neg: Iran national football team results (1970–79) – Preliminary Round 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round Friendly 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round 1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round 1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round 1974 Asian Games – Semifinal 1974 Asian Games – Semifinal 1974 Asian Games –

neg: Al Kass Sports Channels launched in June 2006 as the second sports channel from Qatar after Al Jazeera Sports. In its first year, the channel won many viewers with its unmatched coverage of domestic sports, especially football. It also broadcast the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha. It now also covers matches involving the Persian Gulf countries, notably FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, the AFC Asian Cup and the Arabian Gulf Cup. It has emerged as one of the most popular sport channels in Arabia. Al-Kass has now eight sports channel, four of them are FTA and the other four channels are encrypted with

neg: 2030 FIFA World Cup the proposal again with Infantino during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 10 July 2018, Egypt's Sports Minister expressed interest in bidding to host. Cameroonian presidential candidate Joshua Osih's political program includes nominating his country along with two sub-Saharan African countries to host the 2030 World Cup, according to Cameroonian channel CRTV. On 12 September 2018, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez discussed about the possibility for Spain to bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales. On 2 November 2018, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov stated

neg: FIFA World Cup hosts idea for ASEAN to jointly host a World Cup. Under FIFA rules as of 2017, the 2030 World Cup cannot be held in Asia (AFC) as Asian Football Confederation members are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Qatar in 2022. Therefore, the earliest bid by an AFC member could be made for 2034. Later, Malaysia withdrew from involvement but Singapore and other ASEAN countries continued the campaign to submit a joint bid for the World Cup in 2034. In February 2017, ASEAN held talks on launching a joint bid during a visit by FIFA President Gianni Infantino to

neg: England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid that he was attending the conference in a personal capacity. England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid England 2018 was the Football Association's unsuccessful bid for the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. FIFA invited bidding countries to bid for either the 2018 or the 2022 finals, or both. The FA initially decided to bid for both, but with the withdrawal of all non-European bids for the 2018 event, this bid, and that of all other European bidding nations, were effectively disqualified from eligibility for the 2022 edition. England's bid was managed by England 2018/2022 Bidding Nation Ltd. This

neg: Alfredo Talavera named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and in June 2018, he was named in Mexico's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament. Spanish newspaper "Marca" described Talavera as the best out of the other 2018 FIFA World Cup Mexico goalkeepers in aerial game, someone who knows how to play with his feet (following an injury that left him out for various months), knows how to block penalties, and is able to block shots with stable hands, avoiding rebounded balls

neg: England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid England 2018 was the Football Association's unsuccessful bid for the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. FIFA invited bidding countries to bid for either the 2018 or the 2022 finals, or both. The FA initially decided to bid for both, but with the withdrawal of all non-European bids for the 2018 event, this bid, and that of all other European bidding nations, were effectively disqualified from eligibility for the 2022 edition. England's bid was managed by England 2018/2022 Bidding Nation Ltd. This company was established by The FA for the purpose of

neg: Sports in Asia Sports in Asia Association Football (also known as Soccer) is the most popular sport in almost all Asian countries. Cricket is the second most popular sport in Asia. Other popular sports in Asia include baseball, basketball, badminton and table tennis among others. The Asian Football Confederation was founded in 1954. They organize several tournaments for national teams, most notably the AFC Asian Cup since 1956 and AFC Women's Asian Cup since 1975, as well as qualifying tournaments for the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics. The AFC Champions League is Asia's premier tournament for clubs,

neg: VFS Global of Saudi Arabia for another four years and also awarded a 3-year contract to manage Italy visa services to the residents of Libya after participating in an official tender published by the Embassy of Italy in Libya. The company also extended the contracts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia on 15 February 2018. As part of the extension, VFS Global will service Croatia visas across 27 countries, and Lithuania visas in 9 countries. As part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches,

neg: Football Federation Australia to bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. In 2010, the decision was made by FFA to withdraw its World Cup bid for 2018, instead focusing on a bid for the 2022 tournament. FFA failed in its $45.6 million bid for the 2022 World Cup having received only one vote from the FIFA Executive. In 2013, Australia was admitted as a full member to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), after they formally joined as an invite affiliation to the regional body in 2006. On 29 January 2015, after the defeat

neg: Iran national football team results (2000–09) 2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 2007 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal Friendly Friendly 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round 2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round 2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal 2008 WAFF West Asian Championship

neg: Australia 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bid Australia 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup bid The Australia FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 bid is a bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup by Football Federation Australia (FFA), officially launched on 29 October 2018. After successfully staging the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, speculation that Football Federation Australia (FFA) would bid to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup intensified, and a joint announcement signalling the intent to bid was made by the Federal Government and FFA on 13 June 2017. FFA has had experience bidding for various FIFA competitions. FFA showed interest in bidding for the 2003

neg: 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar in 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country. This will be the first World Cup held entirely in geographical Asia since the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan (the 2018 competition in Russia featured one geographically Asian

neg: Iran national football team results (1970–79) Semifinal 1974 Asian Games – Final Friendly Friendly 1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round 1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal 1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final Friendly 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round Friendly 75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round "* Syria didn't show up. 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round Friendly 1978 FIFA World

neg: South Korea at the FIFA World Cup matches back in those times, some of the records made by the South Koreans in 1954 are unbroken til now (2018). South Korea is the only Asian team to ever win a team award at a FIFA World Cup when they were voted Most Entertaining Team in 2002 after finishing in fourth place. In the same year, Hong Myung-bo and Yoo Sang-chul have been voted members of the MasterCard All Star Team. They are the only Asians ever to have been named in a FIFA World Cup All-Star Team over the years. All times local CET () All times local

neg: Iran national football team results (2010–19) Qualifier – Fourth Round Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round 2012 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round 2012 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round 2012 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Friendly 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Fourth Round 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2015 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly 2014 FIFA World

neg: Felipe Baloy his senior debut for Panama in a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras and has, as of 17 November 2017, earned a total of 100 caps, scoring 3 goals. "Pipe" has represented Panama participating in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was also part of the 2005 and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI. He also was part of the side that finished runner-up on both 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and UNCAF Nations Cup 2007. In May 2018 he was named in Panama’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He figured

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest. Initially, nine countries placed bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico later withdrew from proceedings, and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian government failed to submit a letter to support the bid. During the bidding process, the three remaining non-UEFA nations (Australia, Japan, and the United States) gradually withdrew from the 2018 bids, and the UEFA nations were thus ruled out of the 2022 bid.

neg: Iran national football team results (2010–19) FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round Friendly Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round

neg: Iran national football team results (2000–09) Qualifier – Third Round 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Third Round Friendly Friendly 2005 Tehran Cup – 3rd Place Match 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Friendly Friendly Friendly 2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round Friendly 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2006 LG Cup 2006 LG Cup 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly 2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary Round "* FIFA recognized this match as

neg: Patrick Fabiano World Cup qualification match. This goal helped them secure a 5-1 aggregate win over the Mongolians and thus helping them to advance to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round. He has made appearances in the 2014 AFF Championship qualification and an appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC). On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared Patrick Fabiano and eleven other Brazilian footballers ineligible to represent East Timor. On 18 June 2013, he received an East Timorese passport and hence he shares dual-citizenship between Brazil and Timor-Leste. However, the Asian Football Confederation found

neg: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup Association football is the most popular sport in nearly every Asian country, and 12 members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have competed at the sport's biggest event, the men's FIFA World Cup. The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA. The rankings, apart from the top four positions (top two in 1930), are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used the rankings for seedings for the

neg: Lebanon national football team key in qualifying Lebanon to the Asian Cup, as he scored 5 goals in 6 games. During these qualifications Lebanon fielded various players of Lebanese origins born and raised in foreign countries, such as Hilal El-Helwe, Joan Oumari and Omar Bugiel from Germany, Soony Saad from the United States, Samir Ayass from Bulgaria and Adnan Haidar from Norway. Although Radulovic failed to qualify the national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he successfully helped Lebanon qualify for their first ever AFC Asian Cup in 2019, becoming the first Montenegrin manager to help a team qualify for a major tournament.

neg: Nepal national cricket team appearance in the ICC global event at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. They have been participating in international matches since 1996, including every ACC Trophy tournaments except 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup in UAE, where they didn't participate. Nepal also participated in ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2001 2014 and 2018, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in 2012, 2013 and 2015, ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004 and 2005, ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in 2004, 2005 and 2006, ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013, Asian Games in 2010 and 2014 and ACC Premier League in 2014. Unlike

neg: Israel the premier basketball league. Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem are the largest football clubs. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv have competed in the UEFA Champions League and Hapoel Tel Aviv reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Israel hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup; in 1970 the Israel national football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup, the only time it participated in the World Cup. The 1974 Asian Games, held in Tehran, were the last Asian Games in which Israel participated, plagued by the Arab countries that refused to

neg: Myanmar national football team the world by qualifying to Myanmar's first ever FIFA tournament, the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup after going to the semi-finals in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship as host. In 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup, Myanmar, as host, once again went to semi-finals, only losing to eventual champions, Thailand. However, between these successes, a lot of problems remain. Myanmar's football capability has been questioned after their disastrous 2018 World Cup qualification; while on the same time, a lot of teams in Asia have also risen up after many years under shadows. Once again, Myanmar failed to qualify for 2019 AFC Asian

neg: 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup the defending champions. The bidding process to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was launched by FIFA in June 2017. A member association may bid for both tournaments, but they would be awarded to different hosts. Two countries publicly declared their formal bids to host the tournament. On 8 March 2018, Rwanda withdrew its bid to host the tournament due to time and logistic aspects. FIFA then unanimously announced Peru as the host country after the FIFA Council meeting on 16 March 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia. Currently a total of 24 teams

neg: FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (which was separate from the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), where they were divided into six groups of four teams and competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 24 teams consisted of the 16 highest ranked teams eliminated in the second round, and the eight teams that advanced from the play-off round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification which were contested by the remaining 12 teams eliminated in the second round. The European qualification was unchanged from the 2010 system. The 54 national teams were divided into

neg: 2030 FIFA World Cup rules block Asian Football Confederation nations from hosting the 2030 World Cup following the selection of Qatar in 2022. Nevertheless, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in suggested in June 2017 that the World Cup be hosted by a Northeast Asian block including both South Korea and North Korea, telling FIFA president Gianni Infantino it would improve relations in the region. Chung Mong-gyu, the head of the Korea Football Association, renewed the offer to the DPR Korea Football Association, the Chinese Football Association and the Japan Football Association at the FIFA Congress in Moscow in June 2018. South Korean president Moon discussed

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round fielding numerous ineligible players. However, this was long after the Second Round had been played so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated. Cambodia won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Chinese Taipei won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Bhutan won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. There were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 24/12 round 2 goals per match. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round The first round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian

neg: 2002 FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cups, its fourth and fifth Confederations Cup appearance in a row. In the third place play-off match against South Korea, Turkey won 3–2, taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup. South Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on 31 May 1996. Initially, South Korea, Japan and Mexico presented three rival bids. FIFA officials brokered a united bid between the two Asian countries shortly before the decision was made, and they were chosen unanimously in preference to Mexico. This was the first World Cup to be hosted by more than one country,

neg: 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups respectively. The selection process involved several controversies. Two members of the FIFA Executive Committee had their voting rights suspended following allegations that they would accept money in exchange for votes. More allegations of vote buying arose after Qatar's win was announced. Eleven of the 22 committee members who voted on the 2018 and 2022 tournaments have been fined, suspended, banned for life or prosecuted for corruption. In October 2007, FIFA ended its continental rotation policy. Instead countries that are members of the same confederation as either of the last two tournament hosts are

neg: Adul Lahsoh the team gold medal. He also has played a game for the senior team. He was part of the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, 2013 King's Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. In October, 2013 he played a friendly match against Bahrain. In October 15, 2013 he played against Iran in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He was named captain by new coach Kiatisuk Senamuang for the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. In May 2015, was called up by Thailand to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Vietnam. Adul

neg: 2026 FIFA World Cup bids 2026 FIFA World Cup bids The 2026 FIFA World Cup bidding process resulted in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selecting the joint United States / Canada / Mexico bid as the location for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Two bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA, a joint bid by Canada, Mexico and the United States, and one by Morocco. On 13 June 2018, at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, the joint bid was selected by 134 votes to Morocco's 65. This will be the first tournament hosted by more than two countries, and only

neg: Alireza Faghani FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Alireza Faghani Alireza Faghani (, born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian international football referee who has been officiating in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons and has been on the FIFA list since 2008. Faghani has refereed important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League Final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final , the 2016 Olympic football final match. He has refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He was born on 21 March 1978

neg: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup. If the United States wins the 2019 Gold Cup, it automatically qualifies for the Confederations Cup as holders of 2017 and 2019 titles. In February 2018, CONCACAF announced that 16 teams will be taking part, an increase from 12. The qualification system has been changed and no longer divided into Central American and Caribbean zones. Among the 16 teams, six qualify directly after participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying Hexagonal, while the other 10 teams qualify through the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying. In May 2018, CONCACAF confirmed that matches will be held in

neg: Kwon Chang-hoon the United Arab Emirates. After winning the AFC Championship, Kwon was called up to U-20 team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In 2015 East Asian Cup, Kwon was called up to the senior national team. He made his international debut in a match against China. On 3 September 2015 at the Hwaseong Stadium, he scored his first senior goals, a brace, in an 8–0 home win over Laos in the second round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In May 2018 he was named in South Korea’s preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 World Cup

neg: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01 and 17.02): All times are local, EEST (). In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time is played). Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Losers enter the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off. Winner qualifies for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The following three teams from UEFA qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Note: Goals scored in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup play-off are included in this list,

neg: Philippines national football team at home in Manila but losing the away match at Bangkok. Thomas Dooley became the head coach of the national team. In October 2015 their 2–0 victory Yemen in Doha, Qatar in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers was their first-ever World Cup qualifier away from home, a victory over Yemen in Doha, Qatar. They campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup ended in the second round though they advance to the third round of the Asian Cup qualifiers. In late 2016 the Philippines jointly hosted the group stage of the 2016 AFF Championship

neg: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round by Mexican TV presenter Vanessa Huppenkothen with the assistance of former Spain international Fernando Hierro. The first legs were played on 9–11 November, and the second legs were played on 12–14 November 2017. Times are CET () as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Switzerland won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Croatia won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Denmark won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sweden won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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