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.