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It has been announced yesterday that the Philippine Senior National Football Team will face the Guam National Football team in a FIFA International friendly. The friendly will be held on June 12 at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod, the first one it will be hosting since the home leg of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifying match against Mongolia on February 9, 2011.
Preparations for Philippine football is already afoot, now that the list of players to attend the training camps in Bacolod later this month have been released.
The rematch is on.
Among the fans of the national team, UFL chairman Santi Araneta might have just done more than what an average fan does in celebration.
With a possible chance for the Philippines to win the AFC Challenge Cup, Araneta posted in his twitter account last March 13 that he will be swimming at the fountain of one of Makati's hotels should the national team clinch the trophy.
Although coming off losses, both the Philippines and Palestine aim to end their AFC Challenge Cup campaigns on a positive note, as they face each other later today at the Dasrath Rasangala Stadium in Kathmandu. Kick-off is to take place at 445pm.
The Cinderella run of the Philippines towards the AFC Challenge Cup ends in heartbreak, as a Turkmenistan comeback in the last 10 minutes gave them the ticket to advance to the final with a 2-1 win at the Dasrath Rasangala Stadium in Kathmandu.
The Philippines resumes its campaign for the AFC Challenge Cup with its semifinal matchup against 2010 runner up Turkmenistan later today at the Dasrath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Kickoff for that match is 445 pm local time
With only one game left in the group stages of the AFC Challenge Cup, only one semifinal slot is left and will be contested between the Philippines and Tajikistan, winners of the first Challenge Cup in 2006 and finalist in the 2008.
A brace from Phil Younghusband gives the Philippines a much needed lifeline in their AFC Challenge Cup conquest after defeating the 2011 South Asian Football Federation champions India 2-0 to set a winner-take-all final group stage fixture against Tajikistan on Tuesday.
The Philippines began their AFC Challenge Cup bid in Kathmandu on the wrong foot, after defending champions Korea DPR scored two goals in the second half to defeat the Azkals 2-0 in Group B's opening match in the tournament.
