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AFC U17 Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers: India drawn with Malaysia, Palestine, Singapore, Guam
The Blue Colts will travel to Malaysia, the hosts for Group E, to compete in a single round-robin league format from November 11 to 20, 2026.
India U17 football team in action at AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers (Photo credit: AIFF)
The India U17 men’s team have been drawn with Malaysia, Palestine, Singapore, and Guam in Group E of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2027 Qualifiers.
The Blue Colts will travel to Malaysia, the hosts for Group E, to compete in a single round-robin league format from November 11 to 20, 2026.
India’s campaign will begin with a clash against Singapore on November 11, before taking on Guam on November 14, followed by matches against Palestine on November 17, and hosts Malaysia on November 20.
The Qualifiers draw split 35 teams into seven groups of five. The group winners will qualify for the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2027, which is scheduled to be held in Uzbekistan from May 12 to 29, 2027.
Having qualified for the 2026 tournament in Saudi Arabia, where they were eliminated in the group stage, India will now aim to secure back-to-back appearances in the AFC U17 Asian Cup and qualify for the tournament for the 11th time in their history.
For the Qualifiers draw, the teams were seeded into five pots and an additional hosts’ pot based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the most recent three editions of the Finals. India were seeded in Pot 1.
The seven group winners will progress to the AFC U17 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2027, where they will join the nine AFC representatives from the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2026 who have automatically qualified: Australia, China PR, Japan, Korea Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
AFC U17 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2027 Qualifiers Draw Result
Group A: Indonesia, Myanmar (H), Afghanistan, Philippines, Cambodia
Group B: Thailand (H), Iraq, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei
Group C: UAE (H), Bangladesh, Syria, Bhutan, Macau
Group D: IR Iran, Laos (H), Jordan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Group E: India, Malaysia (H), Palestine, Singapore, Guam
Group F: Yemen, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyz Republic (H), Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands
Group G: Oman (H), Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Brunei Darussalam
India’s schedule:
November 11: Singapore vs India
November 14: India vs Guam
November 17: Palestine vs India
November 20: India vs Malaysia