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: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇰🇵 North Korea, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, and 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

STANDINGS:
Group A: 🇶🇦 Qatar – 16 points, 🇰🇼 Kuwait – 7 points, 🇮🇳 India – 5 points, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan – 5 points
Group B: 🇯🇵 Japan – 18 points, 🇰🇵 North Korea – 9 points, 🇸🇾 Syria – 7 points, 🇲🇲 Myanmar – 1 point
Group C: 🇰🇷 South Korea – 16 points, 🇨🇳 China – 8 points, 🇹🇭 Thailand – 8 points, 🇸🇬 Singapore – 1 point
Group D: 🇴🇲 Oman – 13 points, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan – 11 points, 🇲🇾 Malaysia – 10 points, 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei – 0 points
Group E: 🇮🇷 Iran – 14 points, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan – 14 points, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan – 2 points, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong – 2 points
Group F: 🇮🇶 Iraq – 18 points, 🇮🇩 Indonesia – 10 points, 🇻🇳 Vietnam – 6 points, 🇵🇭 Philippines – 1 point
Group G: 🇯🇴 Jordan – 13 points, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – 13 points, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan – 8 points, 🇵🇰 Pakistan – 0 points
Group H: 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates – 16 points, 🇧🇭 Bahrain – 11 points, 🇾🇪 Yemen – 5 points, 🇳🇵 Nepal – 1 point
Group I: 🇦🇺 Australia – 18 points, 🇵🇸 Palestine – 8 points, 🇱🇧 Lebanon – 6 points, 🇧🇩 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: 🇪🇬 Egypt – 10 points, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau – 6 points, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso – 5 points, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone – 5 points, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia – 3 points, 🇩🇯 Djibouti – 1 point
Group B: 🇸🇩 Sudan – 10 points, 🇸🇳 Senegal – 8 points, 🇨🇩 DR Congo – 7 points, 🇹🇬 Togo – 3 points, 🇸🇸 South Sudan – 2 points, 🇲🇷 Mauritania – 1 point
Group C: 🇷🇼 Rwanda – 7 points, 🇿🇦 South Africa – 7 points, 🇧🇯 Benin – 7 points, 🇱🇸 Lesotho – 5 points, 🇳🇬 Nigeria – 3 points, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe – 2 points
Group D: 🇨🇲 Cameroon – 8 points, 🇱🇾 Libya – 7 points, 🇨🇻 Cape Verde – 7 points, 🇦🇴 Angola – 6 points, 🇲🇺 Mauritius – 4 points, 🇸🇿 Eswatini – 0 points
Group E: 🇲🇦 Morocco – 9 points, 🇹🇿 Tanzania – 6 points, 🇳🇪 Niger – 3 points, 🇿🇲 Zambia – 3 points, 🇨🇬 Congo – 0 points, 🇪🇷 Eritrea – 0 points
Group F: 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast – 10 points, 🇬🇦 Gabon – 9 points, 🇧🇮 Burundi – 7 points, 🇰🇪 Kenya – 5 points, 🇬🇲 Gambia – 3 points, 🇸🇨 Seychelles – 0 points
Group G: 🇩🇿 Algeria – 9 points, 🇲🇿 Mozambique – 9 points, 🇧🇼 Botswana – 6 points, 🇬🇳 Guinea – 6 points, 🇺🇬 Uganda – 6 points, 🇸🇴 Somalia – 0 points
Group H: 🇹🇳 Tunisia – 10 points, 🇳🇦 Namibia – 8 points, 🇱🇷 Liberia – 7 points, 🇲🇼 Malawi – 6 points, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea – 3 points, 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe – 0 points
Group I: 🇰🇲 Comoros – 9 points, 🇬🇭 Ghana – 9 points, 🇲🇬 Madagascar – 7 points, 🇲🇱 Mali – 5 points, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic – 4 points, 🇹🇩 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 ) São Tomé and Príncipe
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
São Tomé and Príncipe ( 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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