How Football Explains Asia
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Archive
Leaderboard
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
Asia's worst-ever World Cup result
Qatar losing 6-0 to Canada was not just a humiliation for the Maroons but embarrassing for Asia
Jun 19
•
John Duerden
5
Military service meets Korean football once more
Players at war with the media? The army is never that far from the football pitch and as recent events in Mexico show
Jun 18
•
John Duerden
3
Asia 8 Europe 2
Two wins and two draws from the opening four games has put smiles on faces all across the world's biggest continent.
Jun 15
•
John Duerden
6
For Asia's in-betweeners, new format muddies World Cup waters
For South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Iran, the changing World Cup format changes what counts as success
Jun 11
•
John Duerden
6
Iraq's Aymen Hussein deserves red carpet, not detention room
After suffering so much from the consequences of the US-led invasion, the striker has become a hero in his homeland. He should be treated as such.
Jun 9
•
John Duerden
6
Can India's World Cup fever become permanent?
Qatar's selection of Tahsin Jamshid has increased excitement and also questions about where this passion is the rest of the time...
Jun 5
•
John Duerden
2
1
From Indonesia to South Korea: Asia's World Cup pioneers.
Dutch East Indies appeared in 1938 but 16 years later Korea became Asia's first independent competitor by beating former coloniser Japan
Jun 3
•
John Duerden
10
2
1
May 2026
Singapore streaming:'Premflix' Pioneers
From next season, English football fans in the Asian nation can pay the Premier League directly and stream games but why Singapore and how will it work?
May 26
•
John Duerden
Indian season over -- now the real action begins
Indian football can't afford a repeat of 2025. Big decisions need to be made.
May 22
•
John Duerden
8
3
Speak out, left out -- Sardar Azmoun is a glaring omission from Iran squad
Is the former Roma and Bayer Leverkusen striker paying the price for upsetting the regime with his social media activity?
May 18
•
John Duerden
5
1
Mitoma & more: Japan's injury crisis threatens World Cup hopes
Asia's best team had serious ambitions this summer but Kaoru Mitoma and Takumi Minamino are out and there are doubts over other stars.
May 15
•
John Duerden
10
3
1
FIFA moves Asian Cup out of World Cup shadow
The draw for the 2027 Asian Cup took place on Saturday but June's tournament was the one of the minds of most. A change of schedule should be welcomed.
May 11
•
John Duerden
9
11
1
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
