As Asia's allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup expands to 8, Martin Lowe discusses how the AFC should structure their new qualifying path.
Category: World Cup
![FIFA World Cup Trophy to arrive in Pakistan next month [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coca-Cola-FIFA-World-Cup-trophy-tour-2022-with-Iker-Casillas-and-Ricardo-Kaka-1160x535.png "FIFA World Cup Trophy to arrive in Pakistan next month [The News]")
May14May 14, 2022
FIFA World Cup Trophy to arrive in Pakistan next month [The News]
Coca Cola begins FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. PFF NC 'not been officially informed by FIFA about the trophy visit' to Pakistan for June 7.
![FIFA World Cup Trophy to arrive in Pakistan on June 7 [Geo]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FIFA-World-Cup-Trophy-2014-Wallpaper-Desktop.jpg "FIFA World Cup Trophy to arrive in Pakistan on June 7 [Geo]")
May13May 13, 2022
FIFA World Cup Trophy to arrive in Pakistan on June 7 [Geo]
Trophy is going on a world tour across 51 countries and territories. This is second consecutive time when trophy will be touring Pakistan.
![Pakistan’s FIFA suspension to be lifted once pertinent requirements fulfilled [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/72nd-FIFA-Congress-2022-in-Doha.-Pic-via-Umaid-Wasim-1160x535.jpg "Pakistan’s FIFA suspension to be lifted once pertinent requirements fulfilled [Dawn]")
April1April 1, 2022
Pakistan’s FIFA suspension to be lifted once pertinent requirements fulfilled [Dawn]
NC said after it regains control of frozen PFF bank accounts at the Bank of Punjab, FIFA will lift ban on Pakistan.
![FOOTBALL: SOCCER’S SCORELESS SHEET [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pakistan-in-Cambodia-2019-WCQs-1160x535.jpg "FOOTBALL: SOCCER’S SCORELESS SHEET [Dawn]")
November1November 1, 2020
FOOTBALL: SOCCER’S SCORELESS SHEET [Dawn]
Pakistan is the only Asian country never to have won a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Lacklustre coaching, off-the-field issues and sometimes just sheer bad luck have all combined to provide the Shaheens this dubious distinction.
February4July 9, 2020
The Other Final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Originally written by Romain Molina and published in the Swiss newspaper 'Le Temps' covering the Pakistan-Cambodia two-legged preliminary qualifier for the 2022 FIFA World Cup back in June 2019.
![Why target players [TNS]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Pakistan-team-in-Doha-Qatar-1024x535.jpg "Why target players [TNS]")
July14July 14, 2019
Why target players [TNS]
Alam Zeb Safi questions logic of Ashfaq led PFF faction taking disciplinary action against players, coaches who were part of Pakistan's early exit of 2022 WCQs that was sent by Hayat led PFF faction.
![Ashfaque & Co responsible for football disaster: Khadim Shah [The Nation]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Khadim-Ali-Shah-at-SAFF-Congress-2019-in-Nepal.jpg "Ashfaque & Co responsible for football disaster: Khadim Shah [The Nation]")
June18June 18, 2019
Ashfaque & Co responsible for football disaster: Khadim Shah [The Nation]
Hayat faction's VP, Sindh FA boss Khadim Ali Shah blames Ashfaq faction for 2022 WCQs exit.
![Cambodia defeats see Pakistan fall to all-time low in FIFA rankings [Dawn]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Pakistan-205th-in-June-2019-FIFA-rankings-1160x535.jpg "Cambodia defeats see Pakistan fall to all-time low in FIFA rankings [Dawn]")
June15June 15, 2019
Cambodia defeats see Pakistan fall to all-time low in FIFA rankings [Dawn]
KARACHI: The twin defeats to Cambodia over the last week in the first round of the joint qualifiers of the...
![Faisal criticised for Pakistan’s Football World Cup qualifier defeat [The News]](https://www.footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/faisal-saleh-hayat-crowned-in-multan.jpg "Faisal criticised for Pakistan’s Football World Cup qualifier defeat [The News]")
June14June 14, 2019
Faisal criticised for Pakistan’s Football World Cup qualifier defeat [The News]
SC-recognised PFF VPs Sardar Naveed and Amir Dogar blame FIFA-recognised PFF boss for Pakistan's failure in 2022 WCQs.