India kickstarted its 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand Qualifiers campaign in Group D against Indonesia on Wednesday at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon in Myanmar.Despite holding bulk of the possession, India failed to achieve a breakthrough, even as Indonesia was resolute in defense. Going in to this fixture, India was looking to qualify for the U20 Women's Asian Cup, a tournament which is also a qualifier for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, for the fourth time. If they do succeed, the squad, led by Swedish head coach Joakim Alexandersson, could well end a 20-year absence from the competition, having last qualified in 2006. In the 2024 qualifiers, India were eliminated in the first round by the narrowest of margins, on goal difference, by Vietnam. Coincidentally, India met Indonesia in those qualifiers as well, and registered a thumping 6-0 win.Catch the highlights, as it happened!
India kickstarted its 2026 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand Qualifiers campaign in Group D against Indonesia on Wednesday at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon in Myanmar.Despite holding bulk of the possession, India failed to achieve a breakthrough, even as Indonesia was resolute in defense. Going in to this fixture, India was looking to qualify for the U20 Women's Asian Cup, a tournament which is also a qualifier for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, for the fourth time. If they do succeed, the squad, led by Swedish head coach Joakim Alexandersson, could well end a 20-year absence from the competition, having last qualified in 2006. In the 2024 qualifiers, India were eliminated in the first round by the narrowest of margins, on goal difference, by Vietnam. Coincidentally, India met Indonesia in those qualifiers as well, and registered a thumping 6-0 win.Catch the highlights, as it happened!