Eight years since the country last hosted a game, there are signs of optimism before a World Cup qualifier against Cambodia in Islamabad.
![Pakistan brings international football home after a bitter power struggle [The Guardian]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Abdullah-Iqbal-and-Easah-Suliman-Pakistan-vs-Cambodia-2026-WCQs-1080x535.jpg "Pakistan brings international football home after a bitter power struggle [The Guardian]")
October16October 21, 2023
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![Grimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifier [The Guardian]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Otis-Khan-Pakistan-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-qualifiers-1160x535.jpg "Grimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifier [The Guardian]")
October12October 13, 2023
Grimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifier [The Guardian]
FIFA’s decision pending despite Khan owning Pakistani passport. Issue concerns Khan’s grandfather’s migration before Partition.
![‘Hostile takeover’ and smashed glass: turmoil in Pakistan’s football [The Guardian]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/security-guard-at-PFF-House.jpg "‘Hostile takeover’ and smashed glass: turmoil in Pakistan’s football [The Guardian]")
April14April 14, 2021
‘Hostile takeover’ and smashed glass: turmoil in Pakistan’s football [The Guardian]
Fifa has banned Pakistan for the second time in four years after dramatic and contested events at the federation headquarters. Written by John Duerden.
October13October 13, 2014
Rapid rise of Indian Super League offers Pakistan a blueprint for change [theguardian]
"There is potential to emulate the star-studded competition grabbing global attention across the border but the bureaucrats are holding progress back" writes football writer John Duerden