The Philippine Football Federation urged followers to fill the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila when the Philippine Azkals compete towards Vietnam and Indonesia this November.
The soccer physique launched in October the ‘Stand Your Ground: 10K Strong’ marketing campaign which goals to fill the 12,873-seater stadium.
The Azkals will go towards Vietnam on November 16 whereas they’ll face Indonesia on the twenty first within the joint 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.
Aside from the stated international locations, the Azkals can be grouped with Iraq within the second spherical of the World Cup qualifiers.
“The fans have always played a vital role behind the success of the Men’s National Team,” PFF president Mariano Araneta stated in a press release.
“As the Azkals embark on another historic World Cup qualifiers campaign, our objective is to make them feel the support of the fans. Let us rally behind our team and show that we can pack Rizal Memorial Stadium. Let us stand our ground for our team and for our country.”
PFF normal secretary Coco Torre can be optimistic that the Azkals will finish a banner yr in Philippine soccer because the Filipinas made historical past within the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
“We want to finish the year strong,” stated Torre. “Our Filipinas did an amazing job in New Zealand and now it’s the Azkals’ turn to play at home.”
After the November window, the Azkals will play Iraq on March 26, 2024. Only the highest two groups from the group will advance to the third spherical of the World Cup qualifiers and can e book tickets to the Asian Cup.
Prior to this, the Azkals final performed in a world pleasant towards Bahrain final October the place they misplaced, 1-0. In September, the Azkals gained at house towards Afghanistan in a pleasant, 2-1.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com