Iran becomes first Asian team to reach Qatar World Cup
Iran became the first team from Asia to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 win over Iraq in TehranJANUARY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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EXPLAINER: What's at stake as World Cup qualifying resumes
The eight stadiums are ready in Qatar and World Cup tickets have been on sale for a weekJANUARY 26, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
South Korea, Iran set to qualify for soccer World Cup
Asia could confirm its first participants in the World Cup — along with host Qatar — on Thursday with Iran and South Korea both within reach of securing their placesJANUARY 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US women to face Iceland, New Zealand and Czech Republic
The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play Iceland, New Zealand and the Czech Republic in the SheBelieves Cup tournament next monthJANUARY 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
China replaces coach amid poor World Cup qualifying campaign
China’s national men’s soccer team has replaced Li Tie as head coach with the country struggling to qualify for next year’s World CupDECEMBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Matildas score late to share spoils with US women
A late goal by Kyah Simon has earned Australia a fortunate 1-1 draw against the world champion United States in Newcastle and denied the American women a second win in the two-game...NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A victorious return: US women beat Australia 3-0
After 21 years since last playing in Australia, the United States women’s soccer team needed only 24 seconds to score against the MatildasNOVEMBER 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
US women's team in Australia with 2023 World Cup in mind
A new-look U.S. women’s national team ends a long season with its first appearance in Australia in 21 yearsNOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia stumbles to 1-1 draw with China in WC qualifier
Australia has slipped out of the automatic World Cup qualification spots after a 1-1 draw with ChinaNOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan closes in on qualifying group leaders in Asia
Japan closed in on both Saudi Arabia and Australia in Asian World Cup qualifying by beating Vietnam 1-0 while the two leading teams in Group B played out a 0-0 drawNOVEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia, Saudi Arabia in 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifying
Australia and Saudi Arabia played to an often ill-tempered, rainy 0-0 draw in the Socceroos’ first home match in more than two yearsNOVEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Socceroos feeling right at home ahead of World Cup qualifier
The Australian team will finally get to play on home soil after 763 days when it hosts group-leading Saudi Arabia in Asian qualifiers for the World CupNOVEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia to host U.S. women's team in 2 soccer friendlies
Australia is set to host the U.S. women’s national team for the first time in 21 years in a two-game friendly series later this monthNOVEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
763 days later, Australian men's soccer team plays at home
The Australian men’s soccer team will play its first home match in more than two years — 763 days to be exact — when the Socceroos take on Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier on...OCTOBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan ends Australia's win streak in World Cup qualifying
An Australian own-goal kept Japan in the race for an automatic spot in next year’s World CupOCTOBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan's World Cup hopes in danger after loss to Saudi Arabia
Japan surprisingly lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia to leave its chances of a seventh successive World Cup appearance in jeopardyOCTOBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
National player alleges sexual abuse in Australian soccer
Soccer authorities in Australia have urged players to make formal complaints in any cases of sexual misconduct after one of the country’s leading international goal scorers alleged...OCTOBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australia, South Korea, Japan complete 1-0 WC qualifier wins
Australia has edged Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi to make it two wins out of two in Group B of Asia World Cup qualifyingSEPTEMBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oman shocks Japan 1-0, Iraq holds South Korea to 0-0 draw
Australia beat China 3-0 but Japan has fallen to a shock 1-0 defeat against Oman in the opening Group B game of World Cup qualifyingSEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Effort underway to rescue girls soccer team from Afghanistan
An international effort is underway to evacuate members of Afghanistan's girls national soccer team and their families over fears of reprisal by the TalibanSEPTEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Women soccer players leave Afghanistan on evacuation flight
Afghanistan women’s national soccer team players are among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from KabulAUGUST 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
