PH falls to Uzbeks in Asian Games men’s football return

MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine men’s U-23 football team was handed a 5-1 loss by Uzbekistan to begin its campaign in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday at Minato Soccer Field. Playing the country’s first men’s football match in the continental meet since 1974, the 10-man Philippine side tried to erase two one-goal deficits until the