From 46 teams at the start of the First Round, we are down to the final 18 as we enter the Third Round of Asian Qualifiers on the road to the FIFA World Cup 2026.

After last week's draw, we're joined by Bassil Mikdadi from Football Palestine to answer your questions: who got the toughest/easiest draw? What can Palestine achieve? Can Indonesia fly the flag for SE Asia?

PLUS... we hear directly from Australia's Graham Arnold and China's Branko Ivankovic to get their immediate reaction to the draw.

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The ASEAN Game, hosted by Ryan Walters, returns with huge EXCLUSIVE interview with Korea's Park Jung-bin.

The 30-year-old has had a nomadic career playing across Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Korea, France and now Cambodia.

The former Korean youth international has signed with Visakha FC and speaks to The ASEAN Game about life in Phnom Penh, his decision to move to Cambodia and meeting Zinedine Zidane in France.

It's been a big week of action across Asia, and The Asian Game Podcast is back again to wrap it all up.

Asian football analyst Rhysh Roshan Rai joins us from Singapore as we look back on the conclusion of the Second Round of Asian Qualifiers and ponder the major talking points.

• Another failure for India - where does it keep going wrong?
• Indonesia take another step forward - how far can they go?
• Misery for Southeast Asia as Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia fall short
• Is Singapore headed in the right direction under Tsutomu Ogura?

We also discuss the upcoming AFC Women's Champions League after AFC released more details, including the 22 clubs to take part and prize money of at least $1.3 million for the champions.

What do you do when you're frustrated by the football scene around you? Well, you start a football club, of course!

This is the inspiring and powerful story of how Budreya Faisal developed a women's football club in the conservative UAE that is challenging the status quo.

"We're here to kind of light a fire under everybody, to get moving (and) do something, because the world's interested."

As the second round of Asian Qualifiers nears its conclusion, we take a look at the major talking points ahead of the final few matchdays.

Who will emerge victorious between China and Thailand? Will North Korea's forfeit actually work in their favour? Where to for Hong Kong after Jorn Andersen walks away?

Plus we talk about the legacy left behind by Indian legend Sunil Chhetri ahead of his final ever international game, and finally we speak with Vancouver Whitecaps' Japanese goalkeeper, Yohei Takaoka on his move to MLS.

Matildas mania has hit the streets of Adelaide as Australia's most popular national team prepares for their first game in the city since 2019.

With 53,000 expected at Adelaide Oval for their 13th consecutive sell-out, we speak with veteran defender Clare Polkinghorne about the surge in popularity, while she also reflects on last year's FIFA Women's World Cup.

Plus, we hear from Chinese midfielder Shen Mengyu on life under new coach, Ante Milicic, and the celebrations back in Scotland after her Celtic side clinched the Scottish Women's Premier League title on the final day of the season.

The 2023/24 AFC Champions League Final between Yokohama F.Marinos and Al Ain is almost upon us.

With Michael in Yokohama for the first leg, we preview both sides and how they stand heading into the first leg. Michael also catches up with John McAuley from The National UAE on the sidelines of F.Marinos training to get the inside view on Al Ain.

Plus, we also hear from F.Marinos veteran Ryo Miyaichi ahead of the final.

As the Singapore Premier League prepares for a new season, Ryan Walters is joined by the esteemed Rhysh Roshan Rai to run the rule over this year's competition.

Are Lion City Sailors the team to beat? Who else can challenge? Who are the stars to watch?

Together they answer those questions and much more.

The final ever #AFCCup Final is almost upon us with Central Coast looking to become just the second side from the ASEAN Zone to lift the prestigious trophy.

Ryan Walters is joined once again by Australian broadcaster James Dodd to preview the last-ever AFC Cup Final set to take place on 5 May when Al Ahed host ASEAN Zone champions Central Coast Mariners in Oman. 

The two discuss the Mariners' run thus far and whether or not lifting the trophy would cement Central Coast as one of the best-ever Australian club sides in history.

After an arduous journey to Bishkek for the first leg of the AFC Cup Inter-Zone Final against Abdysh-Ata, Central Coast Mariners are looking to become the first Australian club to reach the AFC Cup final.

Flying the flag for Southeast Asia as the ASEAN Zone champions, the Mariners are hot favourites ahead of the return leg in Gosford.

Ryan Walters is joined by A-Leagues broadcaster James Dodd to dissect the opening leg and look ahead to this week's return leg and whether the Mariners can create history for Australian clubs in Asia.