FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants Qatar to have a co-host and will present an expansion proposal at June’s congress in Paris.

ESPN FC’s Jeff Carlisle reports from the FIFA council meeting in Miami, which opened the door for a 48-team World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
The draw for the first phase of Asia’s qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup finals featuring the continent’s lowest ranked nations was made on Wednesday, even though FIFA has yet to decide how many teams will participate in the tournament.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino continues to promote his plan to expand the tournament from 32 to 48 teams and potentially share the hosting duties originally awarded to Qatar with other nations in the Middle East.
Oman and Kuwait have been approached as potential…

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FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill look at the packed Malaysian football schedule and whether it’s stretching teams thin.
Second-half goals from Thanabalan Nadarajah and Muhammad Syazwan gave Malaysia a 2-0 victory over 10-man Mongolia in Bangkok to secure qualification for January’s 2018 AFC U23 Championship in China.
Their passage was confirmed when host nation Thailand were held to a 0-0 draw by Indonesia in a later match, alllowing Datuk Ong Kim Swee’s team to finish top of Group H. It was also a huge boost for the Malaysians ahead of the men’s football tournament at next month’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games…

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Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill break down the latest AFC U23 qualifiers for both Singapore and Malaysia.

Jason Dasey speaks with Ong Kim Swee who is preparing his Malaysia U23 side to face Indonesia, Thailand and Mongolia.

FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill look at the packed Malaysian football schedule and whether it’s stretching teams thin.

Malaysia’s task has become a lot more complicated because of a zero goal difference says coach Ong Kim Swee.
Datuk Ong Kim Swee admits Friday’s 3-0 defeat to Thailand has made things “complicated” in Malaysia’s bid to progress from Group H in the 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.
Harimau Malaya have the three points earned in the 3-0 victory over Indonesia on Matchday 1, but their goal difference is back at zero. Thailand can now clinch top spot in the group and qualification for the finals in China if they can beat the Indonesians on Sunday.
If the Malaysians defeat Mongolia as expected, it will be…

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