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

Afghanistan U17 and Myanmar U17 will meet in the first round of the group stage of the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup, on 8 November at 11:30 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 6 November 2026، 23:31 Saudi time

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

[Afghanistan U17](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/afghanistan-u17-1876) will host [Myanmar U17](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/myanmar-u17-1300) in a match bringing the two sides together in the first round of the group stage of the 2026 [AFC U17 Asian Cup](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/afc-u17-asian-cup-27), 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.

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