The gap between Asia’s best and the rest has closed; World Cup will be next
The 2023 Asian Cup has shown that the gap between Asia’s elite and the second tier has closed, and that could have a significant flow-on effect at the 2026 World Cup.
Jill Roord scored her fourth goal of the tournament as the Netherlands marched into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 win over South Africa at Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta has said he expects to hold fresh contract talks with Arsenal once the transfer window closes and reiterated his desire to stay at the club.