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#AsianCup2027 Final Draw - Facts & Figures

Thu, 07 May, 2026

#AsianCup2027 Final Draw - Facts & Figures

Riyadh: The road to AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ glory will be paved when the Final Draw is conducted at the historical Salwa Palace in Riyadh on Saturday.

Ahead of the highly-anticipated Draw which will see the teams divided into six groups, the-AFC.com takes a look at some fascinating facts and figures of the continent's premier men's national team football tournament.

#AFCU17 - Preview - Group A: MD2

Fri, 08 May, 2026

#AFCU17 - Preview - Group A: MD2

Jeddah: Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan will be out to book their places in the knockout stage from Group A of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ on Saturday.

Saudi Arabia play Thailand while Tajikistan will square off against Myanmar.

#AFCU17 - Preview - Group B: MD2

Thu, 07 May, 2026

#AFCU17 - Preview - Group B: MD2

Jeddah: Wins for Japan and Indonesia in Group B of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ on Saturday will see both sides securing their quarter-final places with a match to spare.

Standing in their way are China PR and Qatar respectively, who will be seeking to revive their chances of progressing.

https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_womens_asian_cup.html/video/u17wac-group-a-china-pr-6-0-thailand

https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_womens_asian_cup.html/video/u17wac-group-a-vietnam-2-1-myanmar

#U17WAC - Group A: China PR 6-0 Thailand

Thu, 07 May, 2026

#U17WAC - Group A: China PR 6-0 Thailand

Suzhou: China PR defeated Thailand 6-0 to complete a perfect AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026™ Group A campaign on Thursday.

The hosts’ reward will be a quarter-final against either the third-placed side from Group B or C while Thailand will have to wait to see if they progress after Vietnam beat Myanmar 2-1 to finish second in the group.

#U17WAC - Group A: Vietnam 2-1 Myanmar

Thu, 07 May, 2026

#U17WAC - Group A: Vietnam 2-1 Myanmar

Suzhou: Vietnam booked their place in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026™ quarter-finals after defeating Myanmar 2-1 at the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8 on Thursday.

The win meant Vietnam finished second in Group A behind China PR, edging Thailand on goal difference after both sides ended with four points.  

https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_womens_asian_cup.html/photo/group-a-china-pr-v-thailand

https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_womens_asian_cup.html/photo/group-a-vietnam-v-myanmar

https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_asian_cup.html/video/afcu17-group-c-korea-republic-1-1-uae

https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_asian_cup.html/video/afcu17-group-c-yemen-0-1-vietnam

https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_asian_cup.html/video/afcu17-group-d-australia-4-0-india