Sri Lanka U17 face Pakistan U17 in first round of AFC U17 Asian Cup

Sri Lanka U17 and Pakistan U17 meet on 8 November 2026 at exactly 12:00 Saudi Arabia time (the same time as Damascus), as part of the first round of the group stage of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026.

The match will be played at Sri Lanka's stadium as the host team in this fixture, and it will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Sri Lanka come into this match after a series of difficult results, having lost to Timor-Leste 1-2 on 30 November 2025, suffered a heavy defeat to China 0-8 on 28 November 2025, lost to Bangladesh 0-5 on 26 November 2025, and to Bahrain 1-2 on 24 November 2025, with their only win in this run coming against Brunei by a score of 4-0 on 22 November 2025.

In contrast, Pakistan show mixed results, having won by a large margin over Guam 11-0 on 30 November 2025, but lost to Yemen 1-5 on 28 November 2025, and to Laos 1-2 on 26 November 2025, while achieving two consecutive wins before that, against Kyrgyzstan 3-1 on 24 November 2025, and against Cambodia 3-1 on 22 November 2025.