The Philippine men’s national football team is eyeing to take its first win when it wraps up its campaign in the preliminary joint qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup on Tuesday, June 11, at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. Kevin Ingresso (PFF)...
No follow up to the Miracle of Hanoi. The Philippine men’s national football team suffered a heartbreaking 2-3 loss at the hands of Vietnam in the preliminary joint qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup on Thursday night, June 6, at the Mỹ Đình National...
Philippine women’s U17 couldn’t follow up its brilliant victory opener against Indonesia as it suffered a 6-0 loss at the hands of North Korea in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday, May 9, at the Bali United Training Center, Gianyar. Filipinas U17 Starting XI. (PFF/PWNFT)...
Philippine national men’s football team captain Neil Etheridge believes in the squad’s fighting chance to make it through the next round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers come the June window. The 34-year-old Birmingham City goalkeeper remained hopeful after finding himself and...
Philippine men’s national football team head coach Tom Saintfiet was the first to humbly apologize and take accountability for the Nationals’ lopsided defeat in his home match debut at the helm. On Tuesday night, March 26, the Philippines suffered a stinging 5-0 loss at the hands of the...
BANGKOK (AFP) -- Son Heung-min scored as South Korea eased to a 3-0 win over Thailand on Tuesday, March 26, taking them closer to the next round of World Cup qualification in Asia. South Korea's midfielder Son Heung Min (center) celebrates with teammates after a goal during the FIFA World Cup Asian...
Much to the dismay of the 10,000-strong home crowd, the Philippine men’s national football team found itself on the brink of relegation after falling to a 5-0 defeat against the visiting Iraq in the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Tuesday night, March 26, at the Rizal...
The Philippine men’s national football team resumed its campaign in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian qualifiers, conceding a late goal to Iraq, 1-0, on early Friday, March 22, at the Basra International Stadium. PH men’s national football team captain Neil Etheridge. (PFF) Under...
RIYADH (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia formally launched its bid to host the 2034 World Cup on Friday, March 1, nearly four months after football's world governing body FIFA announced the kingdom was the only candidate. The bid comes two years after neighboring Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle...
Featuring eight new names, the Philippine women’s national football team is all set for its second stint in the Pinatar Cup this February at the San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain. For the second time, the Filipinas will be the only non-European team to see action in the tournament after being...
The Senate adopted on Tuesday, Feb. 6, a resolution commending the FIBA Local Organizing Committee (LOC), the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) as well as the private sector, and all government agencies and instrumentalities for the successful hosting of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup....
MIAMI (AFP) -- The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, organizers FIFA announced on Sunday, Feb. 4. FIFA president Gianni Infantino (AFP) The New York bid held off a strong challenge from Dallas to secure the July 19 game, the culmination of the expanded...
