AFC U17

TEHRAN - Iran concluded their AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Group I campaign with an 11-1 win over Hong Kong on Sunday.

NMI goalie Vicente Reyes, third left, steps in to deflect a shot taken by Australian pro player Max Christopher Hately during their game in the AFC U17 Asian ...

Cai Taixu (L) of China vies with Nestory Irankunda (C) of Australia during their qualifying match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023, in Sydney, Australia, ...

(Mark Avellino/AFC via Xinhua) Wu Qipeng (R) of China vies with Campbell Dovison of Australia during their qualifying match of AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023, in Sydney, Australia, Oct. Cai Taixu (L) of China vies with Nestory Irankunda (C) of Australia during their qualifying match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023, in Sydney, Australia, Oct.

The NMI U17 Boys National Team playing in the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers earned the respect of soccer fans who either personally watched the games in ...

All these, win or lose and with good or bad comments after each match, will just make us better and motivate us to stay in the program and inspire others to play the sport and have the opportunity to play in college, and dream of one day representing the NMI,” said Reyes, whose better game against China drew praise not only from the team but as well as the spectators of the match. This is about getting a chance to represent our islands and having the opportunity to experience and challenge teams with professional players and seeing the different intensity and styles of play. Young people need something to dream about and to be a national team player is one of the dreams of island people. The Sunday Morning Herald took note of Mita’s statement at the press conference and how the NMI played better against China, holding down its opponents in the first 12 minutes of play. ““I know we are very small and I saw all the Facebook comments saying we shouldn’t be here. After the lopsided loss to the Joeys, there are people who questioned the NMI’s presence in the high-level Asian Football Confederation competition.

DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA: India secured themselves a spot in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 despite a 1-2 loss at the hands of hosts Saudi Arabia in their final ...

Both sides traded blows right till the end and in the last minute of stoppage time, Gangte put India on the scoreboard as he fired home an expertly-taken finish. However, he doubled his side's advantage in the 58th minute after scoring from a penalty kick. Earlier in the competition, India had notched up a hattrick of wins against the Maldives (5-0), Kuwait (3-0) and Myanmar (4-1).

The Vietnam U17 football squad have officially secured a ticket to the final round of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 after defeating Thailand 3-0 in a match ...

In the 38th minute, Duc Thien fired a left-footed shot at Thailand's goal, raising the score to 3-0 for Vietnam. Their efforts finally paid off when the team received a direct free kick close to the penalty area. They made at least four shots toward the net of their opponents, but most of them failed.

The Indian football team lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers but made the cut as one of the six best runners-up teams.

In added time, however, Thanglalsoun Gangte, who has been excellent for India throughout the qualifying campaign, found a consolation goal in the dying seconds. Since the groups had a varying number of teams, some four and some five, a special formula was used to draw up the table for the best runners-ups. Thailand and Laos were the two other runners-up teams to make the cut.

India suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia in the final game of the qualifiers and earned still qualified for the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup.

Having said that, here’s the complete list of teams who have qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023. As per Olympic.com, the results against the fourth-placed team in groups that had only four teams and the results against the fourth and fifth-placed teams in the groups having five teams were not considered for the final runners-up rankings. Heading into the Group D match, India and Saudi Arabia has three wins to their name, and the winner of Sunday’s game was guaranteed automatic qualification to the tournament.

Live streaming details of when, where, and how to watch the AFC U17 Asian Cup between India U17 and Saudi Arabia U17.

"We have watched Saudi play, and we know their level, and what is required of us. Placed in Group D, Saudi Arabia and India have won three matches each so far. India had a solid run winning their matches against Myanmar U17, Kuwait U17 and Maldives U17.