Afghanistan and Myanmar U17 to open their campaigns at the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup

Afghanistan U17 will host Myanmar U17 in a match bringing the two sides together in the first round of the group stage of the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup, on 8 November 2026 at 11:30 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time.

beIN Sports will broadcast the match live.

This meeting comes after a mixed run of results for Afghanistan, who lost their last match against Oman U17 4-0, having previously beaten Nepal U17 2-0, lost to Syria U17 1-3, lost to Myanmar themselves 1-3, and lost to Indonesia U17 0-2.

Myanmar U17, meanwhile, drew their last match against Thailand U17 2-2, lost to Tajikistan U17 0-1, lost to Saudi Arabia U17 0-4, drew with Syria U17 2-2, and beat Oman U17 2-0.

The only previous head-to-head meeting between the two sides shows that Myanmar beat Afghanistan 3-1 in a match held on 22 November 2025.