The cast for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 was decided following the conclusion of the Qualifiers with the seven group winners joining Asia’s representatives from the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DPR Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan had qualified via the World Cup performances at the Finals to be contested from May 7-24, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joining them from the qualifiers are China, Yemen, Vietnam, India, Australia, Myanmar and Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the qualifiers China PR took the Group A top spot with an emphatic 4-0 win against Bangladesh on Sunday, with the East Asian side winning all five matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yemen were equally perfect in Group B, sealing their place in the Finals with a come-from-behind 4-2 win against Laos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vietnam were at their best against Malaysia, defeating their Southeast Asian rivals 4-0 to top Group C with five wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India came from behind to stun Islamic Republic of Iran 2-1, with the victory catapulting the South Asian side to the top of the standings on the head-to-head ratio after both finished with seven points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia had to stave off a spirited fightback from Iraq to secure the Group E top spot, the 3-3 stalemate seeing them finish on 10 points – two ahead of the West Asian side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thailand emerged first in a tight Group F, advancing ahead of Turkmenistan and Kuwait after all three finished on nine points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myanmar sealed a return to the Finals for the first time since 2006 after a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Syria, which earned them the 10th point of their campaign and their ticket to the Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The draw for the Finals is scheduled to be held on February 12, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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