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The Asian Game
by The Asian Game
One feed. Six shows. Every conversation shaping Asian football.The Asian Game Audio Network goes beyond the scoreline to explore the people, cultures and forces shaping football across Asia.The Asian Game Podcast tackles the continent's biggest questions; The International Window follows the national team game; Continental Corner covers club football; From Dreams to Goals puts the women's game at the centre; Road to Riyadh charts the journey to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027; and Tunnel Vision brings you in-depth conversations with the players and personalities who know the game best.Expect informed analysis, original storytelling, thoughtful debate and interviews from across the world's largest and most diverse football continent.The Asian Game - Football through an Asian lens.
Episodes
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The International Window | When does winning in Southeast Asia stop being enough?
Southeast Asia has just staged two regional international tournaments within little more than a month. But does the region really need both? On the first episode of The International Window, Scott McIntyre is joined by Keeshanan Sundaresan and Dez Corkhill to examine where the traditional ASEAN...
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The Asian Game Podcast | AFC Nations League: Is this what Asian football needs?
The Asian Game Podcast is back - with a new look, a new sound and a renewed focus on the biggest questions shaping football across Asia. For our first episode of this new era, Scott McIntyre is joined by Michael Church, Martin Lowe and Paul Williams to unpack the AFC's proposed Nations League and...
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Road to Riyadh | China's Green Shoots: Can a new generation change the story?
Chinese football has spent much of the past decade being defined by disappointment. Another World Cup cycle has ended without qualification, but beneath the struggles of the senior national team there are finally signs of something different. China reached historic finals at both the AFC U23 and...
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10-Man Indonesia Hold Malaysia at GBK | FIFA ASEAN Cup Matchday 2 Reactions
Indonesia and Malaysia played out a tense 0-0 draw at the Gelora Bung Karno, but the result only tells part of the story. Ryan Walters is joined by Indonesian football journalist Ilham Batara Simatupang at GBK to break down a chaotic night in Jakarta, from Tom Haye's first-half red card and...
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Park Jungbin | From Bundesliga Beginnings to a Second Half in Asia
Join host Ryan Walters as he goes into the tunnel with players in the ultimate 'what if' scenario: seconds away from walking onto the pitch for a World Cup Final. As their career flashes before their eyes, they discuss the matches, milestones, moments, mistakes, and people that shaped who they…
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Indonesia & Malaysia Start Strong | FIFA ASEAN Cup Matchday 1
The FIFA ASEAN Cup is underway in Jakarta, with Indonesia and Malaysia both making winning starts to Group A. Host Ryan Walters reports from the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium after Malaysia's 3-0 win over Bangladesh and Indonesia's 2-0 victory over Singapore, bringing you reaction straight from the...
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Osmar Ibáñez | From Village Squares to Asian Champion
Football chooses us. We chase the highs. And one day… the game ends. Join your host Ryan Walters as he steps into the tunnel with players just seconds before a World Cup Final, reliving the matches, milestones, moments, mistakes and people that shaped their careers. This is football in full life,...
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Stefan Mauk | Why Vietnam Was the Right Move
Football chooses us. We chase the highs. And one day… the game ends. But before the final whistle, there's a lifetime to relive. Host Ryan Walters places players in the tunnel moments before a World Cup Final, where their careers flash before their eyes. Matches, milestones, moments, mistakes,...
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Filip Nguyen | The Dream That Took Nine Years
Football chooses us. We chase the highs. And one day… the game ends. Host Ryan Walters sits with players seconds from a World Cup Final as their careers flash before their eyes. Matches, milestones, moments, mistakes, people. This is football in full life, in full vision. This is Tunnel Vision.…
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World Cup Daily: Penalty heartbreak ends Australia's campaign
Australia's campaign at this FIFA World Cup, and by extension that of Asia's, has come to an end after going down on penalties to Egypt in Dallas. Did Australia make the most of their opportunity? Where did they fall short? And what positives are there to take for the future? Michael Church joins...
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World Cup Daily: Japan bow out in heartbreaking fashion
Japan's campaign has ended at the Round of 32 after a narrow 2-1 loss to Brazil despite taking a first half lead through Kaishu Sano. Where did it go wrong in the second half? Is Moriyasu the right man to take this team forward and, with a premature exit, how do we assess their campaign? Joining…
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World Cup Daily: Asia's FIFA World Cup Report Card
After the conclusion of the marathon group stage, only two of Asia's nine teams remain, with Japan and Australia the only nations progressing to the Round of 32. So how do we grade Asia's performance at this World Cup? We're joined by Bassil Mikdadi to run through all nine teams and give them a...
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World Cup Daily: Heartbreak for Iran as Saudi Arabia and Iraq exit with a whimper
There was heartbreak for Iran in Seattle, with a stoppage time winner being overruled by a marginal offside call; a result that would have secured them second place in the group and automatic progression to the knockout rounds. Hope still exists, however, of progressing as one of the best...
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World Cup Daily: Japan and Australia advance to the knockout rounds
After a day of double disappointment on Wednesday, Japan and Australia reversed Asia's fortunes with both nations collecting the draw required to see them safely through in second place in Group F and D respectively. We cross to Dallas to hear from Michael Church and ESPN's Gabe Tan to get their...
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World Cup Daily: Korea humbled by South Africa as Qatar bow out
It was a day of huge disappointment, as one of Asia's heavyweights, Korea Republic, slipped up in their final group stage fixture to miss out on automatic progression to the knockout rounds in a performance that posed many questions as to the credentials of this side. In Seattle, meanwhile, Qatar...
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World Cup Daily: Asian trio put to the sword
Despite the hope offered by Jordan, who took the lead against Algeria, it's been a humbling 24 hours for Asian teams as all of Iraq, Jordan and Uzbekistan tasted defeat. While Iraq and Uzbekistan came up against teams fancied to go all the way in the form of France and Portugal respectively…
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Charyl Chappuis | Swiss Blood, Thai Heart
Football chooses us. We chase the highs. And one day… the game ends. Host Ryan Walters sits with players in the ultimate what-if scenario: seconds from a World Cup Final as their careers flash before their eyes. Matches, milestones, moments, mistakes, people. This is football in full life, in…
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World Cup Daily: Beiranvand's heroics earn point for Iran as Saudi Arabia capitulate against Spain
Iran and Saudi Arabia enter the final matchday with their destiny in their hands, but after two vastly differing performances. Saudi Arabia were humbled by a rampant Spanish outfit, and now need to regroup ahead of their final clash with Cape Verde. Iran, meanwhile, showed resilience in a...
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World Cup Daily: Japan make history in rout of Tunisia
Japan have registered their first win of this FIFA World Cup in emphatic style, with a history-making 4-0 win over Tunisia in Monterrey. Scoring four goals for the first time in a World Cup game, the margin was also the biggest winning margin of any Asian nation in the history of the World Cup....
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World Cup Daily: Australia come up short against USA
In one of the most hotly anticipated clashes of the group stage given the build up to the game, Australia fell well short against a hot United States, who ran out 2-0 in front of a parochial home crowd in Seattle. But having dropped both goalscorers from the game against Turkiye, did Popovic get...
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World Cup Daily: Embarrassment for Qatar as Korea fall just short against Mexico
After a positive start to their campaign against the Swiss, Qatar came back to earth with a thud after a humiliating 6-0 defeat at the hands of Canada. With two red cards that saw them finish the game with nine players, anything that could go wrong did go wrong. We cross to Scott McIntyre in...
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World Cup Daily: Uzbekistan fall short on World Cup debut
For a while after Abbosbek Fayzullaev equalised, Uzbekistan teased another mammoth result for Asian football but it wasn't to be as they eventually succumbed 3-1 to Colombia in their FIFA World Cup debut. How did they fare? When did they come up short and who stood up the most? We discuss all of...
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World Cup Daily: Asia's unbeaten run ends with defeats for Iraq and Jordan
It had to end eventually, but finally Asia's undefeated streak at this FIFA World Cup has come to an end after Iraq and Jordan suffered defeats to Norway and Austria, 4-1 and 3-1 respectively. We're joined by freelance journalist, and founder of Football Palestine, Bassil Mikdadi to digest and...
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World Cup Daily: Asia remains undefeated as Saudi and Iran draw
Asia remains undefeated at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after Saudi Arabia and Iran both earned draws in their opening fixtures in North America. But the way in which they were achieved, and the context, is vastly different for both. After taking a first-half lead, Saudi Arabia conceded late against...
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World Cup Daily: Japan come from behind twice to snatch valuable draw
Asia's unbeaten run at the FIFA World Cup 2026 has continued after Japan twice came from behind against the Netherlands to draw 2-2 in Dallas. Goals from Keigo Nakamura and Daichi Kamada earned Japan a valuable point against the top-five ranked Dutch outfit. To dissect the result we're joined…
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World Cup Daily: Qatar earn historic first point as Australia stun Turkiye
Continuing Asia's superb start to this FIFA World Cup, Qatar created history by earning their first ever point at the FIFA World Cup with a 95th minute equaliser against Switzerland to set up their campaign in Group B. While that result started the day, Australia closed out the day in style with…
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World Cup Daily: Korea complete historic comeback against Czechia
For Asian football, opening days don't come much better than this with Korea Republic registering a huge come-from-behind 2-1 victory ove Czechia to kickstart their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign in the best possible style. Marking their first opening game win at a World Cup since 2010, the win…
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Iraq
The final team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is also the final team in our World Cup preview series, and that is Iraq. Back on the global stage for the first time in 40 years, the Lions of Mesopotamia now have Australian Graham Arnold at the helm. How important will his World Cup...
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Jordan
Another nation making their debut at this year's FIFA World Cup, Jordan are a nation that consistently flies underneath the radar, despite making the Final of both the AFC Asian Cup and FIFA Arab Cup in recent years. Why is that so? How much will they miss Yazan Al-Naimat? And how important is...
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Uzbekistan
One of two debutant nations for Asia at this FIFA World Cup, Uzbekistan has shed their bridesmaid tag and are ready to shine on the international stage. But with a controversial change of coach, is this team ready to perform under Fabio Cannavaro? And in a difficult group, just what is possible…
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Uzbekistan, Jordan & Iraq
In the third and final part of our FIFA World Cup previews, we cast our over over two of the debutant nations in Uzbekistan and Jordan, as well as Iraq who are making their return to football's global showpiece for the first time in 40 years. Is Uzbekistan ready for this moment? How big is the…
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Iran
The most talked about national team heading into this year's FIFA World Cup, Iran's campaign has been clouded by the ongoing US-Israel war and the political situation surrounding the team. It's from that situation that star striker Sardar Azmoun has been left out, and we discuss the implications…
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Saudi Arabia
Four years after shocking the world in Qatar, what does the FIFA World Cup 2026 have in store for the Green Falcons? Can they shock the world again? What will such a late change of coach do to their fortunes, and is this team, that scored only ten goals in qualifying, capable of finding the back…
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Japan
Set for their eighth appearance at FIFA World Cup, Japan come in as the most favoured Asian nation to go far at this year's tournament. So, how far can Hajime Moriyasu's side go? Can they even go all the way? We discuss that, plus ask how they replace Kaoru Mitoma and Takumi Minamino on the eve…
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Japan, Saudi Arabia & Iran
In Part 2 of our FIFA World Cup 2026 preview series, we cast our eye over three more of Asia's record nine nations participating at this year's tournament. With a focus on Japan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, we discuss the burning questions and topics heading into the World Cup: How do Japan replace...
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Australia
In the third of our team-by-team previews ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, we turn our attention to Australia as they prepare to face Turkiye, USA and Paraguay. We discuss the perceptions of Australia from outside the Asian bubble, the excitement machine that is Nestory Irankunda, the injuries...
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Qatar
In the second of our team-by-team previews for the nine AFC nations competing at this year's FIFA World Cup, we turn our attention to Qatar, who hosted the tournament in 2022. After the ignominy of 2022, can the back-to-back Asian champions bounce back in North America? Is it all on the form of...
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Korea Republic
In the first of our team-by-team previews, we cast our eye over Korea Republic and discuss their fortunes in Group A alongside Mexico, Czechia and South Africa. We ask whether this side is capable of repeating the heroics of 2002, the age profile of the squad and whether there is an overreliance…
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FIFA World Cup Preview: Korea Republic, Qatar & Australia
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is almost upon us, and that means it is time for our team-by-team previews of all nine AFC nations taking part across the United States, Canada and Mexico. We start with Part 1, featuring Korea Republic, Qatar and Australia, looking at all the big talking points and...
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Dejan Damjanovic | Champion Like Always
Football chooses us. We chase its highs. And one day… the game ends. Host Ryan Walters sits with players seconds from a World Cup Final as their careers flash before their eyes. Matches, milestones, moments, mistakes, people. This is football in full life, in full vision. This is Tunnel Vision.…
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TAG Podcast: Asian Cup draw | ACL Two Final | Is Toru Oniki underrated?
On our final show before the FIFA World Cup, we look back on the Final Draw for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 and discuss the standout narratives to emerge. We also preview the AFC Champions League Two Final between Al Nassr and Gamba Osaka, and look back on a dramatic night in both the AFC Challenge...
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TAG Podcast: ACL Elite Final Preview + Herve Renard sacked by Saudi Arabia
All eyes are on Jeddah this week for the final of this year's AFC Champions League Elite between hometown club, Al Ahli, and Japan's Machida Zelvia. We are joined by Arab News reported, Mohammed Fayad, to preview another huge final and discuss whether this is Al Ahli's title to lose, what makes...
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TAG x FairPoint Football: One-on-One with Socceroos defender Kye Rowles
In this special collaboration, The Asian Game teamed up with FairPoint Football to speak with Socceroos and DC United defender Kye Rowles, one of the contenders to lead Australia's backline at the FIFA World Cup this year. Rowles spoke candidly to FairPoint's very own Steve Han and Junu Lee and...
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DISCUSSION: Have the ACL Elite's foreign player rules gone too far?
What is noticeable about the make up of the teams to make the final eight (or final 12 as it is until the West Zone completes their postponed Round of 16) is the inclusion of JDT from Malaysia and Buriram United from Thailand. This isn't the first time the two Southeast Asian giants have made the...
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DISCUSSION: Will Iran really withdraw from the FIFA World Cup?
Amid the ongoing war between the United States, Israel and Iran, plenty has been said about Iran's participation at this year's FIFA World Cup, where they are scheduled to play all three group stage mat the United States while in active war with the host nation. But will Iran actually withdraw?…
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DISCUSSION: What impact will changing calendars have on Asian football?
AFC dropped a bomb last week with the announcement that it was abandoning the bidding process for the 2031 & 2035 AFC Asian Cups. This came as a result of FIFA requesting, and AFC approving, a change of the tournament dates to even-numbered years as a result of an upcoming change to the...
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DISCUSSION: How will the war impact Iraq's preparation for World Cup playoff?
Iraq have arrived in Mexico ahead of the FIFA Playoff Tournament to decide the final spots for this year's FIFA World Cup, with the Lions of Mesopotamia to face either Suriname or Bolivia in Monterrey. But with the ongoing war in the Gulf throwing their preparations into chaos, just how much will...
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DISCUSSION: What did Women's Asian Cup tell us about women's football in Asia?
On the back of an historic AFC Women's Asian Cup in Japan, that saw record attendance and interest from across the continent, on this week's The Asian Game Podcast we discussed what we learned from this year's tournament. Can Japan win the Women's World Cup? Is the historic growth and record...
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TAG Podcast: Women's Asian Cup | Iraq prepare for playoff | Will Iran withdraw? | Has ACLE gone too far? | AFC's changing calendars
The Asian Game Podcast returns for a bumper episode with so much to discuss from the world of Asian football. We look back at the AFC Women's Asian Cup and discuss what we learned about Asia's fortunes ahead of next year's FIFA Women's World Cup. We also look ahead to Iraq's playoff against…
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FULL INTERVIEW: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir on her new life in Saudi Arabia
Icelandic international Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir has played for some of the biggest clubs in women's football, from VfL Wolfsburg, Olympique Lyonnais and Juventus. Now, she finds herself on a new adventure in Saudi Arabia with the ambitious Al Qadsiah. In an open and revealing interview for The...
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One feed. Six shows. Every conversation shaping Asian football.The Asian Game Audio Network goes beyond the scoreline to explore the people, cultures and forces shaping football across Asia.The Asian Game Podcast tackles the continent's biggest questions; The International Window follows the national team game; Continental Corner covers club football; From Dreams to Goals puts the women's game at the centre; Road to Riyadh charts the journey to the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027; and Tunnel Vision brings you in-depth conversations with the players and personalities who know the game best.Expect informed analysis, original storytelling, thoughtful debate and interviews from across the world's largest and most diverse football continent.The Asian Game - Football through an Asian lens.
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