The official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, split the team into seven groups. Three out of six teams and four out of five teams each.
All group winners will advance to the finals of the 21st edition and automatically qualified for the FIFA U17 World Cup Qatar 2025 nine AFC representatives, namely Qatar, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Korea, Korea, Japan, Japan, Tajikistan, Arab Emirates, Indonesia,
Qualifying rounds will be contested in a one round-robin intensive league format from November 22nd to 30th, 2025.
The final will be contested from May 7th to 24th, 2026.
Draw the result
Group A: China (H), Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei Dar Salam, Timor Reste, Sri Lanka
Group B: Yemen, Laos, Kyrgyzstan (H), Cambodia, Guam, Pakistan
Group C: Vietnam (H), Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Northern Mariana Islands, Macau
Group D: Iran, India (h), Palestine, Taipei, Lebanon, China
Group E: Australia, Iraq, Philippines, Jordan (H), Bhutan
Group F: Thailand (H), Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Maldives
Group G: Oman, Afghanistan, Myanmar (H), Syria, Nepal
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