Since the UEFA Champions League final on June 1, 2024, the focus has been on the upcoming summer football competitions after club football came to an end in the top leagues in Europe.
We have kept up with the CAF World Cup qualification, the AFC World Cup qualification, and some international friendlies of nations gearing up for the 2024 European Championship and the 2024 Copa America.
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THE THIRD ROUND OF THE ASIA (AFC) WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
In alphabetical order, these are the nations that have qualified to the third round of the AFC World Cup qualifiers: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain, ๐จ๐ณ China, ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia, ๐ฎ๐ท Iran, ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq, ๐ฏ๐ต Japan, ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan, ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait, ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan, ๐ฐ๐ต North Korea, ๐ด๐ฒ Oman, ๐ต๐ธ Palestine, ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar, ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia, ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea, ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates, and ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
STANDINGS:
Group A: ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar – 16 points, ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait – 7 points, ๐ฎ๐ณ India – 5 points, ๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan – 5 points
Group B: ๐ฏ๐ต Japan – 18 points, ๐ฐ๐ต North Korea – 9 points, ๐ธ๐พ Syria – 7 points, ๐ฒ๐ฒ Myanmar – 1 point
Group C: ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea – 16 points, ๐จ๐ณ China – 8 points, ๐น๐ญ Thailand – 8 points, ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore – 1 point
Group D: ๐ด๐ฒ Oman – 13 points, ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan – 11 points, ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia – 10 points, ๐น๐ผ Chinese Taipei – 0 points
Group E: ๐ฎ๐ท Iran – 14 points, ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan – 14 points, ๐น๐ฒ Turkmenistan – 2 points, ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong – 2 points
Group F: ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq – 18 points, ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia – 10 points, ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam – 6 points, ๐ต๐ญ Philippines – 1 point
Group G: ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan – 13 points, ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia – 13 points, ๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan – 8 points, ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan – 0 points
Group H: ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates – 16 points, ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain – 11 points, ๐พ๐ช Yemen – 5 points, ๐ณ๐ต Nepal – 1 point
Group I: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia – 18 points, ๐ต๐ธ Palestine – 8 points, ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon – 6 points, ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh – 1 point
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Afghanistan ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Qatar
India ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Kuwait
Myanmar ( 0 ) – ( 5 ) Japan
North Korea ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Syria
Singapore ( 0 ) – ( 7 ) South Korea
China ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Thailand
Chinese Taipei ( 0 ) – ( 3 ) Oman
Kyrgyzstan ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Malaysia
Hong Kong ( 2 ) – ( 4 ) Iran
Uzbekistan ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Turkmenistan
Indonesia ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Iraq
Vietnam ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Philippines
Pakistan ( 0 ) – ( 3 ) Saudi Arabia
Jordan ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Tajikistan
Nepal ( 0 ) – ( 4 ) United Arab Emirates
Bahrain ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Yemen
Bangladesh ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Australia
Palestine ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Lebanon
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Qatar ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) India
Kuwait ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Afghanistan
Japan ( 5 ) – ( 0 ) Syria
North Korea ( 4 ) – ( 1 ) Myanmar
South Korea ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) China
Thailand ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Singapore
Oman ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Chinese Taipei
Iran ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Hong Kong
Iraq ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Vietnam
Indonesia ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Philippines
Saudi Arabia ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Jordan
Tajikistan ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Pakistan
United Arab Emirates ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Bahrain
Yemen ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Nepal
Australia ( 5 ) – ( 0 ) Palestine
Lebanon ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Bangladesh
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FOUR ROUNDS INTO THE FIRST ROUND OF THE AFRICA (CAF) WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
STANDINGS:
Group A: ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt – 10 points, ๐ฌ๐ผ Guinea-Bissau – 6 points, ๐ง๐ซ Burkina Faso – 5 points, ๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone – 5 points, ๐ช๐น Ethiopia – 3 points, ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti – 1 point
Group B: ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan – 10 points, ๐ธ๐ณ Senegal – 8 points, ๐จ๐ฉ DR Congo – 7 points, ๐น๐ฌ Togo – 3 points, ๐ธ๐ธ South Sudan – 2 points, ๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania – 1 point
Group C: ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda – 7 points, ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa – 7 points, ๐ง๐ฏ Benin – 7 points, ๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho – 5 points, ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria – 3 points, ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe – 2 points
Group D: ๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon – 8 points, ๐ฑ๐พ Libya – 7 points, ๐จ๐ป Cape Verde – 7 points, ๐ฆ๐ด Angola – 6 points, ๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius – 4 points, ๐ธ๐ฟ Eswatini – 0 points
Group E: ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco – 9 points, ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania – 6 points, ๐ณ๐ช Niger – 3 points, ๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia – 3 points, ๐จ๐ฌ Congo – 0 points, ๐ช๐ท Eritrea – 0 points
Group F: ๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast – 10 points, ๐ฌ๐ฆ Gabon – 9 points, ๐ง๐ฎ Burundi – 7 points, ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya – 5 points, ๐ฌ๐ฒ Gambia – 3 points, ๐ธ๐จ Seychelles – 0 points
Group G: ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria – 9 points, ๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique – 9 points, ๐ง๐ผ Botswana – 6 points, ๐ฌ๐ณ Guinea – 6 points, ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda – 6 points, ๐ธ๐ด Somalia – 0 points
Group H: ๐น๐ณ Tunisia – 10 points, ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia – 8 points, ๐ฑ๐ท Liberia – 7 points, ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi – 6 points, ๐ฌ๐ถ Equatorial Guinea – 3 points, ๐ธ๐น Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe – 0 points
Group I: ๐ฐ๐ฒ Comoros – 9 points, ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana – 9 points, ๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar – 7 points, ๐ฒ๐ฑ Mali – 5 points, ๐จ๐ซ Central African Republic – 4 points, ๐น๐ฉ Chad – 0 points
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Sierra Leone ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Djibouti
Togo ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) South Sudan
Namibia ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Liberia
Tunisia ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Chad
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Guinea-Bissau ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Ethiopia
Egypt ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Burkina Faso
Mauritania ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Sudan
Senegal ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) DR Congo
Benin ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Rwanda
Libya ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Mauritius
Algeria ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Guinea
Malawi ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
Mali ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Ghana
Friday, June 7, 2024
Zimbabwe ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Lesotho
Nigeria ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) South Africa
Angola ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Eswatini
Morocco ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Zambia
Kenya ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Burundi
Ivory Coast ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Gabon
Mozambique ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Somalia
Uganda ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Botswana
Madagascar ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Comoros
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Cameroon ( 4 ) – ( 1 ) Cape Verde
Gambia ( 5 ) – ( 1 ) Seychelles
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Djibouti ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Ethiopia
DR Congo ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Togo
Mauritania ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Senegal
Namibia ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Tunisia
Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Liberia
Monday, June 10, 2024
Burkina Faso ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Egypt
Benin ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Nigeria
Guinea ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Mozambique
Uganda ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Algeria
Somalia ( 1 ) – ( 3 ) Botswana
Equatorial Guinea ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Malawi
Ghana ( 4 ) – ( 3 ) Central African Republic
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
South Sudan ( 0 ) – ( 3 ) Sudan
South Africa ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Zimbabwe
Lesotho ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Rwanda
Cape Verde ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Libya
Angola ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Cameroon
Mauritius ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Eswatini
Zambia ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Tanzania
Congo ( 0 ) – ( 6 ) Morocco
Gabon ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Gambia
Kenya ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Ivory Coast
Seychelles ( 1 ) – ( 3 ) Burundi
Madagascar ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Mali
Chad ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Comoros
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SOME HIGHLIGHTED INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Monday, June 3, 2024
England ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Ukraine
Croatia ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) North Macedonia
Gibraltar ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Scotland
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Portugal ( 4 ) – ( 2 ) Finland
Italy ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Turkey
Switzerland ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Estonia
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Denmark ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Sweden
France ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Luxembourg
Spain ( 5 ) – ( 0 ) Andorra
Mexico ( 0 ) – ( 4) Uruguay
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Netherland ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Canada
Friday, June 7, 2024
Czechia ( 7 ) – ( 1 ) Malta
England ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Iceland
Germany ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Greece
Poland ( 3 )- ( 1 ) Ukraine
Scotland ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Finland
Peru ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Paraguay
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Sweden ( 0 ) – ( 3 ) Serbia
Switzerland ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Austria
Poland ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Croatia
Denmark ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Norway
Belgium ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Luxembourg
Spain ( 5 ) – ( 1 ) Northern Ireland
USA ( 1 ) – ( 5 ) Colombia
Mexico ( 2 ) – ( 3 ) Brazil
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Italy ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro ( 1 ) – ( 3 ) Georgia
Slovakia ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Wales
France ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Canada
Argentina ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Ecuador
Monday, June 10, 2024
Czechia ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) North Macedonia
Netherlands ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Iceland
Poland ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Turkiye
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Moldova ( 0 ) – ( 2 ) Greece
Portugal ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Ireland
Chile ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Paraguay
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
United States ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Brazil
Ecuador ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Bolivia
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