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  • Delights and disappointments

    Delights and disappointments

    Asian and Caribbean upsets, tight battles in South America and a first-ever win for American Samoa were among the latest qualifying tales as the race for Brazil 2014 heated up.

  • A historic day for Palestinian football

    A historic day for Palestinian football

    Palestinian football took major step in its development as a footballing nation, after it hosted its first ever FIFA World Cup™ qualifier, where they drew 1-1 with Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

FIFA.com profiles Afghanistan's qualification hopes for Brazil 2014 and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's footballing history.

  • Palestinian footballer Atef Abubelal (green-L) challenges Afghanistan's Djelaluddin Shrityar
  • Palestinian football fans cheer their team
  • An unidentified Palestinian footballer competes with Afghanistan's Djelaluddin Shrityar
  • The Palestinian (green) and Afghani national football teams compete
  • Palestinian footballer Husam Wadi (green-back) challenges Afghanistan's Harez Habib
  • Palestinian footballer Suleiman Obeid (green-C) challenges Afghanistan's Ahmidullah Yousufzai (L) and another unidentified teammate
  • Palestinian fans hold their national flag
  • Palestinian national football team players (green) congratulate
  • Afghanistan's national team players (from L to R) Ghulam Niyazi, Belal Arezou, and Israfeel Kohistani celebrate

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Ranking

RankingTeam+/- Pts Jan 2012
174 Vanuatu0Equal
176 Tonga0Equal
177 Afghanistan0Equal
178 US Virgin Islands0Equal
179 Pakistan0Equal

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