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India Eye U17 Women's Asian Cup History In Decisive Clash With Lebanon

By IANS News May 07, 2026 • 17:56 PM View: 53

Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre: The Indian U17 women's team faces its final chance to make the quarterfinal of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026 when it takes on Lebanon in its last Group B fixture at the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8 on Friday, needing to win the match to advance to the next stage.

After facing the two heavyweight sides of the group, Australia and Japan, the equation for India at the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026 has now become clear.

India will take the field knowing that a victory could be enough to seal a historic first-ever qualification to the knockout stage of the competition.

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