ASEAN-Cup

Bangladesh suddenly got an opportunity in the ASEAN Cup. Having lost to higher-ranked Malaysia and Singapore, Thomas Dooley's team has also understood the reality. On Thursday, Bangladesh's opponent in the group's last match is hosts Indonesia.Bangladesh's 'poster boy' Hamza Chowdhury is truly eager to play against a strong team like Indonesia in front of the home crowd. In an interview with 'FIFA', Hamza said, "I am looking forward to this match. I know there will be a lot of spectators there,...

At the start of the ASEAN Cup, Bangladesh coach Thomas Doley said the tournament was primarily some preparations for the SAFF Championship. However, the preparations got off to a poor start, with Doley’s Bangladesh losing 3-0 to Malaysia in their opening match. Ahead of their second match against Singapore, Doley said the team wants to bounce back with a victory.Reflecting on Bangladesh’s mistakes against Malaysia, Doley said, “I am very disappointed with what we failed to do against Malaysia. W...

India withdrew from the first ever FIFA funded ASEAN Cup to take the golden opportunity to play a home match against Brazil. Since then, there had been speculation that FIFA would give Bangladesh or Sri Lanka the opportunity to replace India in the tournament. At an emergency virtual meeting this afternoon, the National Team Committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation decided that Bangladesh would participate in the ASEAN Cup. Following the meeting, chaired by BFF President and committ...