Qualifiers - Group J: Chinese Taipei 2-0 Singapore; Bhutan 7-0 Macau

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Qualifiers - Group J: Chinese Taipei 2-0 Singapore; Bhutan 7-0 Macau

Thimphu: Chinese Taipei clinched top spot in Group J after defeating Singapore 2-0 in the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ Qualifiers Development Phase on Sunday.

Second half strikes from Sung Chi-Chan maintained Chinese Taipei’s perfect record with Singapore claiming second place.

Bhutan registered their first win after sailing 7-0 past Macau to finish third in the standings.

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#AFCU20 China 2027 Qualifiers: MD3 Results & Reports

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

#AFCU20 China 2027 Qualifiers: MD3 Results & Reports

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ cast was finalised following the completion of the Qualifiers on Sunday.

The eight group winners - Korea Republic (Group A), Uzbekistan (Group B), DPR Korea (Group C), Tajikistan (Group D), Saudi Arabia (Group E), Iraq (Group F), Japan (Group G) and Indonesia (Group H) joined hosts China PR at next year's Finals.

 

The seven best second-placed sides will also book their spots in the Finals.

 

In the Development Phase, Mongolia defeated Guam 3-0 to top Group I with both teams promoted to the next edition’s Qualification Phase.

 

Group J saw Chinese Taipei and Singapore booking their promotion places with their meeting on Sunday ending 2-0 in favour of the East Asian side.

 

Myanmar and Maldives had secured their places in the 2029 Qualification Phase with a match to spare in Group K with the former defeating the latter 6-0 to cap a perfect campaign.

Qualifiers - Group K: Myanmar 6-0 Maldives; Brunei Darussalam 0-2 Sri Lanka

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Qualifiers - Group K: Myanmar 6-0 Maldives; Brunei Darussalam 0-2 Sri Lanka

Yangon: Myanmar signed off their AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ Qualifiers Group K Development Phase campaign with a 6-0 win against Maldives on Sunday.

Both teams had already secured promotion to the Qualification Phase of the next edition with the victory seeing the hosts finishing three points ahead of their opponents.

The other game saw Sri Lanka defeat Brunei Darussalam 2-0 to end on a positive note.

Qualifiers - Group G: Japan 4-0 Yemen; Cambodia 0-5 Kuwait

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Qualifiers - Group G: Japan 4-0 Yemen; Cambodia 0-5 Kuwait

Phnom Penh: Japan put on another masterful display to beat Yemen 4-0 in Group G of the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ Qualifiers on Sunday and book their place in next year’s Finals.

The 2016 champions closed their campaign with a maximum nine points, netting 16 goals and conceding none while in the later match, Kuwait breezed past Cambodia 5-0 to chalk up their first three points and finish in second ahead of Yemen and the Southeast Asian side on goal difference.

Qualifiers - Group H: Australia 0-2 Indonesia; Malaysia 2-1 Laos

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Qualifiers - Group H: Australia 0-2 Indonesia; Malaysia 2-1 Laos

Vientiane: Indonesia earned a hard-fought 2-0 win against defending champions Australia to book their AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ spot on Sunday.

The win put Indonesia on seven points in Group H to seal automatic qualification, achieving their third consecutive appearance in the Finals.

Malaysia finished second in the group on five points after defeating Laos 2-1 but will have to wait for the remaining groups to know their fate.

Qualifiers - Group C: DPR Korea 4-0 Palestine; IR Iran 3-1 Vietnam

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Qualifiers - Group C: DPR Korea 4-0 Palestine; IR Iran 3-1 Vietnam

Viet Tri: Three goals in six second half minutes ensured DPR Korea sealed a 4-0 win over Palestine on Sunday as O Thae Song’s side finished top of Group C of the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ Qualifiers with a perfect record while the Islamic Republic of Iran took second after handing Vietnam a 3-1 defeat.

Goals from Kim Yu Jin, An Jin Sok and Pak Kwang Song in the 50th, 54th and 56th minutes put their team in control with Ko Myong Ryong completing the scoring in the final minute as DPR Korea secured their third win in a row.

DPR Korea finished with a maximum nine points while the Iranians slotted into second three points behind. Palestine took third with Vietnam rooted to the bottom without a point.