News ID: 503

Date: 07 August 2025 - 18:32

AFC Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers

Iran’s U-17 Boys Team Drawn in Group D

The draw for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers was held on August 7, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, and Iran’s national youth team now knows its path to the finals in Saudi Arabia.

Group D Composition

Iran was seeded in Pot 1 and placed in Group D, alongside:

🇮🇳 India (host of Group D matches)

🇵🇸 Palestine

🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei

🇱🇧 Lebanon

All matches in this group will be held at The Arena in Ahmedabad, India, from November 22 to 30, 2025 (corresponding to 1 to 9 Azar 1404).

📅 Iran’s Match Schedule

Date

Match

Venue

Nov 22, 2025

Palestine vs India

Ahmedabad

Nov 26, 2025

India vs Chinese Taipei

Ahmedabad

Nov 28, 2025

India vs Lebanon

Ahmedabad

Nov 30, 2025

Iran vs India

Ahmedabad

Iran’s other matches will be scheduled within the same window, with exact dates to be confirmed.

🏆 Qualification Format

38 teams are competing in 7 groups (3 groups of 6 teams, 4 groups of 5).

Only the group winners will qualify for the final tournament in Saudi Arabia (May 7–24, 2026).

They will join 9 teams already qualified via the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025:
🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇰🇷 Korea Republic, 🇰🇵 DPR Korea, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇮🇩 Indonesia.