IR Iran U17 to face Sri Lanka U17 in AFC U17 Asian Cup

IR Iran U17 will host Sri Lanka U17 in the third round of the group stage of the AFC U17 Asian Cup for the 2026 season, on 14 November 2026 at 12:00 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

This meeting comes as part of the group stage competitions of the continental tournament for the U17 age category.

On the Iranian side, the team lost to India U17 2-1 on 30 November 2025, after beating Palestine U17 3-1 on 28 November 2025, drawing with Lebanon U17 1-1 on 26 November 2025, and beating Chinese Taipei U17 5-0 on 24 November 2025, while their previous loss was against Tajikistan U17 3-1 on 11 April 2025.

As for Sri Lanka U17, they have lost their last four matches, falling to Timor-Leste U17 2-1 on 30 November 2025, to China U17 by a heavy 8-0 on 28 November 2025, to Bangladesh U17 5-0 on 26 November 2025, and to Bahrain U17 2-1 on 24 November 2025, with their only win in this run of matches coming against Brunei U17 4-0 on 22 November 2025.