The 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-17 football competition which was being held to decide the participating teams of the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Tournament details Host countries China (Group A) Kyrgyzstan (Group B) Vietnam (Group C) India (Group D) Jordan (Group E) Thailand (Group F) Myanmar (Group G)Dates 22–30 November 2025 Teams 38 (from 1 confederation) Venue 10 (in 9 host cities) Tournament statistics Matches played 85 Goals scored 392 (4.61 per match) 2027 →
Draw All 47 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member associations entered the competition. Nine teams including the hosts Saudi Arabia who qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup automatically qualify for the final tournament, while the other 38 teams participate in qualification.
The draw was held on 7 August 2025 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 16:00 local time (UTC+8).
The 38 teams were allocated to three groups of six teams and four groups of five teams, with teams seeded based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions of the Finals (overall ranking shown in parentheses). A further restriction was also applied, with the seven teams serving as qualification group hosts drawn into separate groups.
Bye to the final tournament
Teams entering the qualification Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 Host teams Remaining teams Syria Mongolia Cambodia Hong Kong Chinese Taipei Brunei Nepal Bhutan Mariana Islands Guam Maldives Timor-Leste Lebanon
Notes Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. (H) : Qualification group hosts.
Groups
Tiebreakers Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 7.2): Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots.
Group A All matches are being held in China. Times listed are UTC+8.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 China (H) 5 5 0 0 42 0 +42 15 Final tournament 2 Bangladesh 5 4 0 1 20 5 +15 12 3 Bahrain 5 3 0 2 16 7 +9 9 4 Timor-Leste 5 2 0 3 4 23 −19 6 5 Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 6 17 −11 3 6 Brunei 5 0 0 5 0 36 −36 0
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
14:00
Bangladesh 5–0 Timor-Leste Islam 24' Manik 29' Faysal 64' , 90+1' Bostami 90' Report
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
15:00
Brunei 0–4 Sri Lanka Report Kevinash 14' Rishad 72' , 90' Irusha Marco 83'
Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:35
Bahrain 0–4 China Report Shuai Weihao 6' , 25' Wan Xiang 27' (pen.) Zhang Bolin 90+3'
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
Attendance: 15,981
Referee: Sajëçon Zajniddinov (Tajikistan)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
14:00
Bangladesh 8–0 Brunei Rahman 13' , 49' Kazi 23' , 73' Faysal 36' Manik 37' Ahmmed 75' Arif 79' Report
Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
15:00
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:35
China 14–0 Timor-Leste Zhang Bolin 6' , 30' Zhang Xuyao 17' Xie Jin 33' , 44' , 64' Shuai Weihao 36' , 54' , 79' Wang Heyi 51' Wan Xiang 59' (pen.) Zhao Songyuan 71' , 77' , 90' Report
Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
Attendance: 7,117
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
14:00
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
15:00
Timor-Leste 0–3 Bahrain Report Al-Hassouni 26' Saeed 45' Al-Jazzaf 82'
Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:35
China 12–0 Brunei Zhao Songyuan 11' , 45+8' , 45+9' , 54' , 58' , 79' Kuang Zhaolei 19' Li Mingjie 39' Wan Xiang 45+3' Zhang Bolin 51' , 63' , 74' Report
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
Attendance: 13,757
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
14:00
Brunei 0–2 Timor-Leste Report
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
15:00
Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:35
Sri Lanka 0–8 China Report Zhao Songyuan 13' Zhang Xuyao 30' Kuang Zhaolei 41' He Sifan 47' Shuai Weihao 55' Wan Xiang 75' , 77' Zhang Bolin 84'
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
Attendance: 15,346
Referee: Iv Tina (Cambodia)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
14:00
Bahrain 10–0 Brunei Al-Jazzaf 7' , 45+2' , 51' , 90+2' Zuhair 31' , 36' Al-Satrawi 76' Majed 83' Benjemia 86' (pen.) , 89' Report
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
15:00
Timor-Leste 2–1 Sri Lanka Da Conceicao 26' Gabriel Lay 63' Report
Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:35
Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing
Attendance: 15,291
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)
Group B All matches are being held in Kyrgyzstan. Times listed are UTC+6.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Yemen 5 5 0 0 24 3 +21 15 Final tournament 2 Pakistan 5 3 0 2 19 9 +10 9 3 Laos 5 3 0 2 19 9 +10 9 4 Kyrgyzstan (H) 5 3 0 2 16 7 +9 9 5 Cambodia 5 1 0 4 7 15 −8 3 6 Guam 5 0 0 5 1 43 −42 0
Head-to-head record: Pakistan 3, Laos 3, Kyrgyzstan 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Pakistan +1, Laos 0, Kyrgyzstan –1 22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
15:00
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
15:00
Laos 8–0 Guam Phoutphatai 14' Sitthilath 21' , 69' Thanyavouth 36' Odin 48' , 61' (pen.) Anoulak 54' Cazares 56' (o.g.) Report
Dostuk Arena, Besh-Kungoy
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:00
Cambodia 1–3 Pakistan Report Abdullah 35' Abdul Samad 71' Yasir 90+2'
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khalifa (Syria)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
15:00
Yemen 10–0 Guam Ahmed 2' Tawfik 3' , 36' Ralph 8' (o.g.) Al-Fakih 42' , 45+2' Basheer 44' Okamoto 77' (o.g.) Sadeq 87' Nasser 90' Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
15:00
Laos 5–1 Cambodia Sitthilath 39' Phoutphatai 41' Odin 50' , 69' Anousith 62' Report
Dostuk Arena, Besh-Kungoy
Referee: Mohammed Murad Al-Balushi (Oman)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:00
Kyrgyzstan 1–3 Pakistan Report Mustafa 9' Abdul Samad 23' Essa 83'
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Saif Kamal Aisha (Palestine)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
15:00
Pakistan 1–2 Laos Report Palindeth 9' Odin 72' (pen.)
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
15:00
Yemen 3–0 Cambodia Al-Webasi 18' Al-Qufaili 83' Basheer 90' Report
Dostuk Arena, Besh-Kungoy
Referee: Yūsuke Ohashi (Japan)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:30
Guam 0–9 Kyrgyzstan Report Kazakov 9' Mirlanov 29' , 30' , 56' , 61' Alisherov 63' Sulpiev 65' Ishenbaev 85' Taalaibekov 90+3'
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Layth Farhan Faraj (Iraq)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
15:00
Cambodia 5–1 Guam Chantha Seyha 36' , 90+6' Be Cheaming 64' Ly Sok Kryya Thy Vutty 76' Report Sokheang 64' (o.g.)
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Saif Kamal Aisha (Palestine)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
15:00
Pakistan 1–5 Yemen Report Basheer 18' (pen.) , 82' Al-Webasi 19' Al-Fakih 25' , 69'
Dostuk Arena, Besh-Kungoy
Referee: Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah (Malaysia)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:00
Laos 2–3 Kyrgyzstan Report Mirlanov 19' Grishchenko 26' Ishenbaev 90+5'
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Mohammed Murad Al-Balushi (Oman)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
15:00
Guam 0–11 Pakistan Report Ullah 28' , 45+2' , 56' Mehboob 32' Abdullah 43' Khan 67' Abdul Samad 71' , 80' , 84' , 90+3' Ali 86'
Dostuk Arena, Besh-Kungoy
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khalifa (Syria)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
15:00
Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Cambodia Abilov 27' Mirlanov 89' Abdyraev 90+2' Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Layth Farhan Faraj (Iraq)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:00
Yemen 4–2 Laos Al-Fakih 22' , 81' Al-Qufaili 65' , 79' Report Palindeth 17' (pen.) Anousith 90+5'
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Referee: Yūsuke Ohashi (Japan)
Group C All matches are being held in Vietnam. Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Vietnam (H) 5 5 0 0 30 0 +30 15 Final tournament 2 Malaysia 5 4 0 1 21 5 +16 12 3 Hong Kong 5 2 1 2 7 4 +3 7 4 Singapore 5 1 2 2 5 11 −6 5 5 Macau 5 1 1 3 3 12 −9 4 6 Northern Mariana Islands 5 0 0 5 1 35 −34 0
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
16:00
Hong Kong 2–0 Macau Eden Tung 19' Sean Wong 58' Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Ismaeel Fazal (Pakistan)
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:00
Singapore 0–6 Vietnam Report Lê Trọng Đại Nhân 4' (pen.) Lê Sỹ Bách 25' Nguyễn Minh Thuỷ 38' Chu Ngọc Nguyễn Lực 64' Trần Mạnh Quân 68' (pen.) , 89'
PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:00
Malaysia 13–0 Northern Mariana Islands Iman Danish 5' , 16' , 20' Nabil Ikhwan 32' Iman Irfan 34' Arfan Haziq 40' , 54' , 90' Arayyan Hakeem 45' Alif Ashraf 50' Nurikhwan Hazeem 60' Navarro 66' (o.g.) Fahim Akmal 82' Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Seo Dong-hwan (South Korea)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
16:00
Malaysia 1–0 Hong Kong Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Saleh Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:00
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Daniel Cook (Australia)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:00
Vietnam 14–0 Northern Mariana Islands Trần Mạnh Quân 1' , 16' Nguyễn Văn Đương 21' (pen.) , 24' Chu Ngọc Nguyễn Lực 33' Nguyễn Minh Thuỷ 35' Trần Hoàng Việt 47' Nguyễn Mạnh Cường 54' Triệu Đình Vỹ 58' Đào Quý Vương 74' Trần Ngọc Sơn 75' , 90+2' Lê Trọng Đại Nhân 79' , 81' Report
PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên
Referee: Rustam Choriev (Uzbekistan)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
16:00
Northern Mariana Islands 1–2 Singapore Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Ismaeel Fazal (Pakistan)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:00
Vietnam 2–0 Hong Kong Nguyễn Minh Thuỷ 11' Nguyễn Mạnh Cường 72' Report
PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:00
Macau 0–5 Malaysia Report Alif Ashraf 39' , 40' , 51' Iman Danish 86' , 90+3'
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
16:00
Malaysia 2–1 Singapore Iman Danish 5' Arayyan Hakeem 44' Report Aaryan 75'
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Seo Dong-hwan (South Korea)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:00
Macau 0–4 Vietnam Report Triệu Đình Vỹ 9' Trần Mạnh Quân 22' Trần Ngọc Sơn 33' Trương Nguyễn Duy Khang 37'
PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên
Referee: Saleh Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:00
Hong Kong 4–0 Northern Mariana Islands Sephrey Ma 5' Leung 53' Eden Tung 71' Lam 88' Report
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Daniel Cook (Australia)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
16:00
Northern Mariana Islands 0–2 Macau Report Leong Hou Teng 47' Ng Kuan Hou 54'
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:00
Vietnam 4–0 Malaysia Nguyễn Mạnh Cường 4' Nguyễn Ngọc Anh Hào 43' Nguyễn Văn Dương 50' Lê Sỹ Bách 77' Report
PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:00
Vietnam YFTC Field No. 3, Hanoi
Referee: Rustam Choriev (Uzbekistan)
Group D All matches are being held in India. Times listed are UTC+5:30.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 India (H) 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Final tournament 2 Iran 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 7 3 Lebanon 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 6 4 Palestine 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5 5 Chinese Taipei 4 0 1 3 2 11 −9 1
Head-to-head points: India 3, Iran 0 22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
16:30
Lebanon 0–0 Chinese Taipei Report
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:30
Palestine 1–1 India Report
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
16:30
Chinese Taipei 0–5 Iran Report Gao Yu-zhu 45' (o.g.) Valipoor 52' Asadi 54' Ghasemi 83' Beheshti 90+1'
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:30
Lebanon 1–1 Palestine Report
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
16:30
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:30
India 3–1 Chinese Taipei Report
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
16:30
Palestine 1–3 Iran Report J. Asadi 49' , 68' Beheshti 72'
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:30
India 0–2 Lebanon Report Assaf 26' Maakaroun 37'
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
16:30
Chinese Taipei 1–3 Palestine Report Khalifah 33' Kafafi 76' Jamhour 88'
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:30
Iran 1–2 India Report Gangte 45+1' (pen.) Wangkheirakpam 52'
Group E All matches are being held in Jordan. Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Australia 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10 Final tournament 2 Iraq 4 2 2 0 9 7 +2 8 3 Jordan (H) 4 2 1 1 13 4 +9 7 4 Bhutan 4 0 1 3 0 9 −9 1 5 Philippines 4 0 1 3 3 15 −12 1
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
16:00
Bhutan 0–5 Jordan Report Al-Jawhari 7' Al-Rabie 42' Al-Malahi 65' Abu Saad 89' Bakkar 90+3'
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:00
Philippines 2–3 Iraq Report Hared 21' , 76' Erailbi 41'
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
16:00
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:00
Bhutan 0–0 Philippines Report
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
16:00
Iraq 2–2 Jordan Hayder 51' (pen.) Altalebi 75' Report Al-Rabie 46' Al-Malahi 85'
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:00
Australia 3–0 Bhutan Olukhale 48' Reid 52' Becvinovski 75' Report
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
16:00
Philippines 0–6 Australia Report Hassarati 4' , 23' , 60' , 76' Oliveira 6' Shah 90'
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:00
Iraq 1–0 Bhutan Hareb 86' Report
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
16:00
Jordan 6–1 Philippines Al-Jawhari 21' Abu Dehim 43' , 70' Abusa'ad 73' E'Layan 74' , 90+2' Report
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:00
Australia 3–3 Iraq Court 30' (pen.) , 36' Becvinovski 74' Report Al-Nasari 48' Hayder 61' , 69'
Group F All matches are being held in Thailand. Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Thailand (H) 4 3 0 1 16 4 +12 9 Final tournament 2 Turkmenistan 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9 3 Kuwait 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 4 Mongolia 4 1 0 3 3 15 −12 3 5 Maldives 4 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0
Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Turkmenistan 3, Kuwait 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Thailand +2, Turkmenistan 0, Kuwait –2 22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
15:30
Turkmenistan 0–1 Kuwait Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:30
Maldives 0–1 Mongolia Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
15:30
Maldives 0–6 Turkmenistan Report Muhammetmyradov 7' Zhumaniyazov 38' Govshudov 52' Meredov 59' Shamyradov 76' , 90'
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Nghiêm Bá Trí (Vietnam)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:30
Mongolia 0–4 Thailand Report Phonphithak 34' (pen.) , 71' Pichaya 53' Phasutha 90+4'
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
15:30
Kuwait 5–0 Mongolia Al-Soulah 7' Al-Azemi 32' Al-Ateeqi 36' , 53' Al-Enezi 90+1' Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:30
Thailand 7–1 Maldives Sutthipong 19' Phasutha 26' Achirawat 34' , 56' Pakorn 53' Achirawit 82' Pitchaya 89' Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khawaldeh (Jordan)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
15:30
Kuwait 5–0 Maldives Al-Mutairi 10' Al-Ateeqi 34' , 45+5' Al-Khajee 83' Al-Dawood 86' Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Nghiêm Bá Trí (Vietnam)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:30
Turkmenistan 3–2 Thailand Govshudov 14' Meredov 24' Pongkun 61' (o.g.) Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Yousef Al-Sharshani (Qatar)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
15:30
Mongolia 2–6 Turkmenistan Munkh-Orgil 16' Khanbileg 90' (pen.) Report Temuun 22' (o.g.) Meredov 35' , 48' Govshudov 49' Ovezmyradov 75' Garid 78'
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Ahmad Al-Khawaldeh (Jordan)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:30
Thailand 3–0 Kuwait Phonphithak 10' Pichaya 40' Achirawat 57' Report
Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Group G All matches are being held in Myanmar. Times listed are UTC+6:30.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Myanmar (H) 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Final tournament 2 Oman 4 3 0 1 12 3 +9 9 3 Syria 4 2 1 1 10 8 +2 7 4 Afghanistan 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3 5 Nepal 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
16:00
Myanmar 3–1 Afghanistan Myo Khant Kyaw 33' Ye Naing Aung 47' Sai Myat Min 59' Report
22 November 2025 (2025-11-22 )
19:00
Nepal 2–4 Syria Report Al-Hariri 7' Al-Jasem 10' Al-Fashtaki 14' Al-Faraj 88' (pen.)
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Dawoud Alabdullah (Kuwait)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
16:00
Nepal 0–4 Myanmar Report Myat Min Thu 13' Aung Thi Ha 69' Myo Khant Kyaw 81' Win Min Thant 83'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
24 November 2025 (2025-11-24 )
19:00
Syria 1–3 Oman Report Khamis 21' (pen.) Hamoud 48' (o.g.) Al-Shamsi 66'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Marwan Ali Alsmail (Jordan)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
16:00
Oman 5–0 Nepal Karki 10' (o.g.) Moktan 19' (o.g.) Al-Mamari 39' Al-Shamsi 73' Al-Hinai 87' Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Taha Kobeisse (Lebanon)
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
19:00
Afghanistan 1–3 Syria Report Al-Hariri 9' Al-Faraj 28' Al-Sharie 63'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
16:00
Myanmar 2–0 Oman Aung Thi Ha 63' Nyi Nyi Thant 67' Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Dawoud Alabdullah (Kuwait)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28 )
19:00
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Taha Kobeisse (Lebanon)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
16:00
Syria 2–2 Myanmar Al-Faraj 15' Al-Fashtaki 86' Report Nyi Nyi Thant 10' Ant Htoo Paing 34'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Referee: Marwan Ali Alsmail (Jordan)
30 November 2025 (2025-11-30 )
19:00
Oman 4–0 Afghanistan Al-Sadi 45+1' Al-Ghassani 60' , 64' Al-Hashim 85' Report
Qualified teams The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified as Appearance Previous best performance1 Saudi Arabia Hosts and 2025 runners-up 13th
Champions (1985, 1988) Qatar World Cup Hosts 12th
Champions (1990) Uzbekistan 2025 champions 12th
Champions (2012, 2025 ) South Korea 2025 semi-finalist 17th
Champions (1986, 2002) North Korea 2025 semi-finalist 13th
Champions (2010, 2014) Japan 2025 quarter-finalist 18th
Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023 ) Indonesia 2025 quarter-finalist 8th
Fourth place (1990) United Arab Emirates 2025 quarter-finalist 9th
Runners-up (1990 ) Tajikistan 2025 quarter-finalist 6th
Runners-up (2018) China Group A winners 17th
Champions (1992, 2004) Yemen Group B winners 9th
Runners-up (2002) Vietnam Group C winners 10th
Fourth place (2000 ) India Group D winners 10th
Quarter-final (2002, 2018) Australia Group E winners 9th
Semi-final (2010, 2014, 2018) Thailand Group F winners 14th
Champions (1998) Myanmar Group G winners 5th
Group stage (1986, 2000, 2002, 2006)
1 Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification