The pre-tournament favorite surprisingly lost to Iraq in its second Group D match last week to leave its hopes of winning a record-extending fifth Asian Cup title in jeopardy. But any concerns ...

Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup will be a long journey ... for the tournament. Japan, Iran and South Korea are all going extremely well, while Iraq, Jordan and surprise package Uzbekistan ...

AL-RAYYAN, Qatar--Big wins for Japan and Iran on Sunday backed up their pre-tournament billing as two of the favorites to lift the Asian Cup ... Indonesia plays Iraq in Group D on Monday.