Kuwait will be facing Philippines in the second first leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers later this month. If you’re interested to go watch the match here are some details:
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Mohammad Al Hamad Stadium, Qadsia
Tickets: Available at the entrance or at the Kuwait Football Association Headquarters in Adiliya between Kazma (former FILBACK gym) & Adiliya Coop.
Price: KD1, KD2 or KD3
Thanks Abdullah
49 replies on “Event: Philippine Azkals vs Kuwait National Football Team”
It’s actually the first leg
ticket price so low? hmm
It’s always that low .. Sometimes it’s even free
Btw mark the stadium is located at hawally, it’s Qadsia’s FC stadium .. People may get confused
مبروك الفلبين مقدما
lol – +1
The 2 countries I come from…
Can someone map the stadium? Please.
Jeff, it’s right next to Sultan Center in Hawalli
Round 2, First leg. Are they selling the tickets now?
how come? they’re not even sure if kuwait will play in round 2.
Kuwait drew a BYE, so it means Kuwait skips the 1st round. The 1st round for Philippines was against Sri Lanka( 1:1 / 4:0 ) that makes it 2nd playing with Kuwait
Go Philippine Azkals!!!
What’s Azkals? A club name? If its a WC qualifier… shouldn’t it just be countries – Kuwait vs Phillipines?
The Azkals is short for “asong kalye,” Tagalog for street dog, that resilient mongrel found in most Filipino homes. (Yes, a street dog with a home. An askal without a home either ends up in the pound or the cauldron.)
It all began in the summer of 2005, months before the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, when the football scene was abuzz with news that a new breed of Filipino footballers will represent the country in the biennial meet.
The fans, giddy with excitement and sick of the team being the perennial doormat in Asia, welcomed the development.
The entry of the Fil-foreigners, spearheaded by the Younghusband brothers, raised hopes for a new era of Philippine football.
As the team quickly took shape, fans who tackled the state of Philippine football in online forums discussed ways to support the team, among other issues.
One fan at the defunct Philfootball.info popped the question: what shall we call them?
Until then, the team had no moniker.
A zoo of names was put forth: Eagles, Tamaraws, even Carabaos.
Hardly any of the proposals stirred the imagination, until a forumer suggested “Askals.” The name caught on.
After lengthy online debates, the forumers decided that no other name could be more appropriate.
They agreed that the Filipino football player must possess the traits of the askal: aggressiveness, resilience, unbridled loyalty. The askal, survives, even triumphs, amid meager resources, against all odds. It transcends bloodlines.
No animal on earth equals the askal.
With a slight tweak, the “s” was changed to “z,” thus Azkals, which could also refer to “Kalye Azul,” or roughly Blue Alley. (Blue and red are the team’s official colors.)
The first time the Philippine national team was referred to as “Azkals” in mainstream media was in a sports story by football chronicler ____ on Sun.Star Cebu on July 13, 2005.
The rest is football history.
Thanks for that. So basically its a nickname for the national team.
Just got a tour today evening of yhe stadium-just bhind the sultan center-hawally…im xcited to cheer our ASKALZ!
Do you have any idea which color(uniform)will the KUWAIT Team wears on the 23rd July? about PHI Azkals?
Thanks for the post, Mark.
I have been waiting for this.
i hope it would be a fair and exciting game… goodluck to azkals…
I’m in kuwait and am a filipino..I think azkals should take this match seriously cuz kuwait isn’t an easy opponent..I’ll be watching the 1st Leg in Hawalli…Hope azkals win…
Where u in Kuwait?have u seen the game?
Kuwait football is already in their blood this is a big 1st challenge as of now to our Philippine Azkals, This is really good game for them.
Good Luck for both team “Be Safe and God Bless”
Any idea where i can buy the ticket? Or can i just purchase it at the stadium?
Tough for the Azkals specially Team Captain Fil-American Borromeo & Fil-German midfielder Stephan Shrock is suspended, they won’t be playing for the 1st leg.
I’ll be cheering for Kuwait!
once kuwait finishes with them azkals will
change their name to azz-kicked :p
مرحبا!
I think it’s not right to bully! The Filipino people know how good the Kuwait Team is, that’s why the Azkals had to practice hard. Whether our team win or lose, I am sure the really know what sportsmanship is! There are a lot of articles which have written about the Kuwait team but never I’ve read any malicious words against them! I hope the Kuwaiti people treat our team well as I guarantee you that the same will happen when they play here! I hope both teams give their 100% and make this a very good match!
شكرا!
Thanks for the post…
ticket still not available but hoping to get one as this is gonna be a sold out game for sure!!
my KUWATI Boss told me that once Azkal wins this game, they will cancel all iqama for filipinos hehehe.. (just a friendly joke!! )
Go AZKALS!!
When will the tickets be on sale?
lets hope for a friendly match,can someone refresh of what happened between kuwait and malaysia match barely 6 yrs ago?:(((
Philippine Azkals can beat Kuwait… Remember the ball is round, so anything is possible, not unless Philippines is facing Brazil, even the ball square, the Azkals will lose =)
Anyone know what the kuwait team lineup is. I heard Mutawa and enezi are not playing?
Is that true? That’s bad news cos they’re two of the team’s best.
pre-selling of ticket as of yesterday’s news will be on the 21st and 22nd at Kuwait Futbol Association in Adailiya.
Hope it wont be another Lebanon
how much the ticket exactly?..
God bless the Philippine national team! Go Azkals
Kuwait will face Philippines 4 world cup qualifier soccer match @ Qasiya Sports Club Nxt sultan centre in hawali.The match will kick Off @ 7:30pm The priced wil be KD 3, KD 2 and KD 1.Tickets will b availble on The day of d mach in Booths around d stadium Startng from 4pm.Ticket will b available in Kuwait Football Association in Adailiya.
go philippines team… Azkals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please encourage as many Pinoys in the region as possible to watch the game. Our National Team badly needs a strong morale support away from home. The away game here in Manila is already sold out!
Good luck and bring home the bacon! 🙂
sorry, i meant tickets for Home game here in Manila is sold out. 🙂
go there and watch the game.go go pinoy team
GOODLUCK KUWAIT AND PHILIPPINES!!
looking forward to watch the match
are they selling now the tickets?wer can i buy it? Im so excited to watch this game. i will be supporting azkals!!
I will support the kuwait team GO,GO kuwait,,,,,,,,
Whatever will happened tonight, win or lost, that’s the game , so all i can say good luck to both teams…Azkals and Kuwait peace
Whatever may the result tonight win or loss , we have to accept guys that this just a game… So all i can say good luck to both teamS AZKALS and KUWAIT … PEACE ….
Disappointed about how disorganized and how disrespectful this kuwaitis are at the stadium…everybody thought it’s a friendly game…I guess not!!!y r they so bitter about Filipino’s…we all went there to enjoy,knowing that Kuwait team is strong…we just wanna have fun…but instead we got disrespected by these wacko’s!!!we all respect you and the country itself but what they showed at tonight’s game really disappoint all of us non-Kuwaiti who has witnessed the match!!!Filipino’s will surely show you the real friendly game on July 28…without throwing nasty word to your crowd,if ever u got any!