Afghanistan national football team results
Appearance
Win Draw Loss Not a full FIFA international
The following are the Afghanistan national football team results in international matches. Official FIFA matches are highlighted for matches prior to the 2000s.
1940s
Friendly
Afghanistan | 0–0 | Iran |
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Attendance: 10,000
1948 Summer Olympics Preliminary round
Luxembourg | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
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Gales 6', 79' Kettel 40' Schammel 41' Paulus 62', 80' |
1950s
Friendly
1951 Asian Games
India | 3–0 | Afghanistan |
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Venkatesh 10' Mewalal 16' Santosh Nandy 55' |
Japan | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Iwatani 40', 45' |
1954 Asian Games
South Korea | 8–2 | Afghanistan |
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Choi Chung-min 7' Choi Kwang-seok 22' Sung Nak-woon 23', 45', 55', 80' Chung Nam-sik 42' Chung Kook-chin 49' |
1960 Summer Olympics Qualification
Afghanistan | 2–5 | India |
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Ayubi Mosa |
Banerjee Goswami Kempiah Rehmatullah Lahiri |
India | w/o (2-0) | Afghanistan |
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India advance.
1960s
No known international matches for this decade!
1970s
# | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
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08-Aug-74 | China U20 | L | 1–4 | Beijing, China | Friendly |
1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mohammed Al Mugnim 40' Hamed Subhi 50' |
Iraq | 3–1 | Afghanistan |
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Subhi 9' Alwan 17' Kadhim 78' |
? ??' |
Saudi Arabia | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mohammed Al Mugnim 7', 41' Muhsen Bakhit 12', 33' Sultan Naseab 25' Mohammed Saad Al-Abdali 65' |
Iraq | 4–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mahmoud 2', 5' Mustafa 70' Ahmed 84' |
Jashan Tournament
Afghanistan | 1–1 | India |
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? ??' | Harjinder Singh ??' |
Quaid Azam Tournament
1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qatar | 3–0 | Afghanistan |
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Qatar | 2–1 | Afghanistan |
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1980s
# | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
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06-Mar-81 | Soviet Union U21 | L | 0–2 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament | |
Mar-81 | Poland U21 | L | 1–5 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament | |
09-Mar-81 | Finland U21 | L | 0–2 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament | |
13-Mar-81 | East Germany U21 | D | 1–1 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | 1981 Spartakiad Football Tournament |
1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
China | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
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Li Hui Zhao Dayu Li Huayun 64' Zuo Shusheng 66' Yang Zhaohui |
1990s
No known international matches for this decade!
2000s
2003 SAFF Gold Cup
Sri Lanka | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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Steinwall 41' |
Afghanistan | 0–4 | India |
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Biswas 30' 63' D'Cunha 77' 86' |
Afghanistan | 0–1 | Pakistan |
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Rasool 9' |
Referee: Ghosh (Bangladesh)
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | Afghanistan |
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Zhumagulov 63' | Tahir Shah 25' Farid Azami 76' |
Afghanistan | 0–4 | Nepal |
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Nirajan Rayamajhi 35' Hari Khadka 39', 87' Dipak Lama 90' |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Turkmenistan | 11–0 | Afghanistan |
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Öwekow 6', 35' Kulyýew 8', 22', 81' Baýramow 27' Berdiýew 42' Agabaýew 49', 65', 67' Urazow 90' |
Afghanistan | 0–2 | Turkmenistan |
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Kulyýew 85', 91' |
Turkmenistan won 13–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
2005 Tajikistan Friendship Cup
Tajikistan U-20 | 2–2 | Afghanistan |
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Jamshed Ismailov 24' Akmal Saburov 90' |
Hafizullah Qadami 34',57 |
2005 SAFF Gold Cup
Maldives | 9–1 | Afghanistan |
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Umar Ali 11' Ibrahim Fazeel 27',45+2,60 Ali Ashfaq 32',88 Ahmed Thariq 45+3',46,86 |
Sayed Maqsood 39' |
Sri Lanka | 1–2 | Afghanistan |
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G.P.C. Karunarathne 85' | Hafizullah Qadami 35' Abdul Maroof Gullestani 41' |
2006 AFC Challenge Cup
India | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Vimal 35', 60' |
Afghanistan | 2–2 | Chinese Taipei |
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Qadami 20', 23' | Chuang Wei-lun 48' Liang Chien-wei 73' |
Philippines | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
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Valeroso 59' | Maqsood 28' |
2010 Fifa World Cup Qualification
Syria won 5 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.
2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
Afghanistan | 1–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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Yamrali 38' |
2008 SAFF Championship
Sri Lanka | 2–2 | Afghanistan |
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Chathura Gunarathna 8' Channa Ediri 75' (pen) |
H.A. Habib 8', 49' |
Bangladesh | 2–2 | Afghanistan |
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Ameli 51'(pen) Shamsuddin Amiri 75' (o.g.) |
H.A. Habib 9' Mustafa Hadid 22'[1] |
Afghanistan | 1–3 | Bhutan |
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H.A. Habib 88' | Yeshey Dorji 13' Yeshey Gyeltshen 31', 80' |
2008 AFC Challenge Cup
India | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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Lawrence 90+2' |
Afghanistan | 0–5 | Turkmenistan |
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Öwekow 1', 41', 77', 80' Krendelev 23' |
Afghanistan | 0–4 | Tajikistan |
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Rabiev 14', 44', 56' Tukhtasunov 39' |
2008 Merdeka Tournament
Afghanistan | 2–2 | Nepal |
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Barakzai 62' Sayed Bashir Azimi 86' |
A Gurung 63' B Gurung 72' |
Afghanistan | 1–6 | Sierra Leone U-20 |
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Hafizullah Qadami 47' | Turay 20' Amara Kamara 51' Kabia 60' Foray 76' 86' Sulaiman Kamara 88' |
Malaysia | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
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Ashaari 21' 64' Nizaruddin 41' Zaquan Adha 44' Safee 85' Hairuddin 87' |
Attendance: 3,000
2009 SAFF Championship
Maldives | 2–1 | Afghanistan |
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Thoriq 52' Ashfaq 69', 89', |
Barakzai 30' |
Afghanistan | 0–3 | Nepal |
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Anil Gurung 55', 73' Bijay Gurung 56' |
Friendly matches
2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification Play Off
Bhutan | 0–3 | Afghanistan |
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Walizada 2', 36', 80' |
Afghanistan | 2–0 | Bhutan |
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Nadeem 61' Kohistani 65' |
Afghanistan win 5–0 on aggregate
2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification
Afghanistan | 0–1 | Nepal |
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Khawas 27' |
Sri Lanka | 0–1 | Afghanistan |
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Hadid 82' |
North Korea | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Choe Kum-Chol 45+1' Ri Chol-Myong 68' |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Afghanistan | 0–2 | Palestine |
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Report | Alyan 28' Amour 89' |
Palestine | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
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Wadi 11' | Report | Arezou 63' |
Palestine won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round against Thailand.
2011 South Asian Football Federation Cup
India | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
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Chhetri 10' | Report | Arezou 5' |
Bhutan | 1–8 | Afghanistan |
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Chencho 22' | Report | Yamrali 4' Amiri 10' Arezou 15', 18', 45+2', 83' Sharityar 48' (pen.) Mashriqi 60' |
Semi-finals
Afghanistan | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Nepal |
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Arezou 101' | Report |
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Final
2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
Afghanistan | 1–0 | Sri Lanka |
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Arezou 45' | Report |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
Mongolia | 0–1 | Afghanistan |
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Report | Arezou 59' |
Laos | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
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Sayavutthi 30' | Report | Ahmadi 58' |
Friendly matches
Tajikistan | 3–2 | Afghanistan |
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Fathkulloev 17' Maxmudov 44' Suvonkulov 74' |
Barakzai 5' Karimi 41' |
Afghanistan | 3–0 | Pakistan |
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Ahmadi 20' Hatifi 53' Jamhour 72' |
Attendance: 5,000
2013 SAFF Championship
Sri Lanka | 1–3 | Afghanistan |
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Fazaluzzaman 36' | Report | Rafi 62' Amiri 76' Barakzai 87' |
Referee: Sudish Pandey (Nepal)
Semi-finals
Nepal | 0–1 | Afghanistan |
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Report | Ahmadi 11' |
Referee: Saleh Al Hethlol (Saudi Arabia)
Final
Afghanistan | 2–0 | India |
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Azadzoy 9' Ahmadi 62' |
Report |
Friendly matches
Kuwait | 3–2 | Afghanistan |
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Amiri 60' Shayesteh 67' |
Attendance: 1,000
2014 AFC Challenge Cup
Afghanistan | 3–1 | Turkmenistan |
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Amiri 45+1' Hatifi 61' Shayesteh 86' |
Report | Muhadow 64' |
Afghanistan | 0–0 | Laos |
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Report |
Semi-finals
Palestine | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Nu'man 43' (pen.), 47' | Report |
Third place play-off
Afghanistan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Maldives |
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Karimi 114' | Report | Fasir 118' |
Penalties | ||
Alikhil Zazai Hadid Karimi Faqiryar Sharityar Daudi Sakhizada Shayesteh |
7–8[3] | Ashfaq Abdul Ghanee Fasir Rilwan Qasim Rasheed Ali Mohamed Fazeel |
Friendly matches
Pakistan | 2–1 | Afghanistan |
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Riaz 18' Khan 88' |
Sharifi 50' |
Laos | 0–2 | Afghanistan |
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Shayesteh 17' Isoufi 37' |
Bangladesh | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
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Ameli 4' | [1] | Shanwary 90+3' |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Afghanistan | 0–6 | Syria |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Rafe 19', 35' Ajan 42' Al Hussain 70' Malki 75' Khribin 90+4' (pen.) |
Friendly match
Thailand | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mongkol 28' Teerasil 59' |
Referee: Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam)
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Afghanistan | 0–6 | Japan |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Kagawa 10', 50' Morishige 35' Okazaki 57', 60' Honda 74' |
Syria | 5–2 | Afghanistan |
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Omari 9', 21', 83' Maowas 32', 90' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
N.Amiri 44' Shayesteh 78' |
Afghanistan | 3–0 | Cambodia |
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Zazai 42' N.Amiri 78' Amani 90+4' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
2015 SAFF Championship
Afghanistan | 4–0 | Bangladesh |
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Saighani 30' Shayesteh 32' Z.Amiri 40' Amani 69' |
Report |
Attendance: 150
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Bhutan | 0–3 | Afghanistan |
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Report | Amani 14', 51' Saighani 42' |
Attendance: 1,817
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Afghanistan | 4–1 | Maldives |
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Shayesteh 20' Popalzay 34', 54' Hatifi 51' |
Report | Fasir 32' |
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Semi-finals
Final
India | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Afghanistan |
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Lalpekhlua 72' Chhetri 101' |
Report | Z.Amiri 70' |
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Japan | 5–0 | Afghanistan |
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Okazaki 43' Kiyotake 58' Mukhammad 63' (o.g.) Yoshida 74' Kanazaki 78' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Afghanistan | 2–1 | Singapore |
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Amani 39' Shirdel 78' |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Nawaz 89' |
Friendly match
Lebanon | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Report |
Malaysia | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
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Hadin 45+2' | Report | N. Amiri 22' |
Tajikistan | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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Dzhalilov 74' | Report |
Oman | 2–0 | Afghanistan |
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Report |
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Afghanistan | 1–1 | Vietnam |
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Amin 69' | Report | Nguyễn Văn Toàn 64' |
Cambodia | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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Mony Udom 59' | Report |
Jordan | 4–1 | Afghanistan |
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Report |
Afghanistan | 3–3 | Jordan |
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Report |
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Vietnam | 0–0 | Afghanistan |
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Report |
Attendance: 28,580
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)
Afghanistan | 2–1 | Cambodia |
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Sharza 26', 45' | Report | Laboravy 70' |
Friendly matches
Afghanistan | 0–2 | Turkmenistan |
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Report |
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Oman | 5–0 | Afghanistan |
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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Oman | 3–0 | Afghanistan |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Afghanistan | 1–1 | India |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)
Afghanistan | 0–1 | Qatar |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Notes
- ^ Due to the unstable situation in Afghanistan, the first leg was played in Tajikistan.[2]
- ^ Kickoff delayed from 21:00 due to rain.
- ^ a b c d Afghanistan will play their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[4]
- ^ a b c Afghanistan will play their home matches in Tajikistan due to security concerns from the war in Afghanistan.
- ^ Afghanistan play their home matches in Tajikistan because of security concerns from the War in Afghanistan.[5]
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka bags first win, Bangladesh hits another blow"". maldivesoccer.com. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012..
- ^ Afghanistan and Palestine Play in Metallurg Stadium Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine FootballAfghanistan.blogspot.com; 15 May 2011
- ^ Mohamed Sajid (29 May 2014). "Maldives wins third place". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Crisis-Hit Countries Can Play World Cup Qualifiers in Iran". persianfootball.com. 29 April 2015.
- ^ "'Rested booters' to leave for Dushanbe on Sep 1". The Daily Star. 15 August 2019.