Asian Cup 1956 Hong Kong » Referees

The Asian Football Confederation extended the deadline for preliminary bids for the 2027 Asian Cup on Thursday after the coronavirus pandemic caused major problems for football administrations.... more »

The final of the AFC Cup next month has been moved from Pyongyang to Shanghai, Asia's football body said Tuesday, a week after a surreal World Cup qualifier between North and South Korea.... more »

Winning the right to stage the 2023 Asian Cup was the easy bit for China, now the hard part: cobbling together a football team that does not embarrass the hosts.... more »

Asia's football chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa said Tuesday that China's staging of the 2023 Asian Cup would serve as a "launchpad" for the country's teams of the future.... more »

South Korea have abandoned their bid to stage football's Asian Cup in 2023, authorities said, leaving the sole other bidders China with a free run to become hosts.... more »