India takes on Indonesia in AFC U-20 qualifiers

India face Indonesia in their AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers opener on August 6 in Yangon. Led by Joakim Alexandersson, India are aiming to qualify for the Asian Cup and end a two-decade absence from the tournament

Hyderabad: India will begin their AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026 Qualifiers campaign in Group D against Indonesia on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.

The match will be streamed live on the Pyone Play Sports YouTube channel.

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India aim to qualify for the U-20 Women’s Asian Cup, which also serves as a qualifier for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, for the fourth time. Led by Swedish head coach Joakim Alexandersson, the Young Tigresses are hoping to end a 20-year absence from the competition, having last qualified in 2006.

In the 2024 qualifiers, India were eliminated in the first round on goal difference by Vietnam. Interestingly, they had met Indonesia in that campaign too, registering a thumping 6-0 win.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Alexandersson expressed confidence in India’s chances in a competitive group.

“We prepared for these qualifiers with a camp of more than two months in good facilities and a good training ground in Bengaluru. Our expectations here are to qualify, of course. We know it’s going to be three tough games, and the mindset is to win all three and make it to the Asian Cup,” said the Swede.

After Indonesia, India will play Turkmenistan (August 8) and hosts Myanmar (August 10). The group winners and three best second-placed teams across all eight groups will qualify for the final tournament.

“We’ve looked into our opponents. We know Myanmar are a good team in Asian football and are supposed to be our strongest opponents. Indonesia have a strong squad as well. Every game will be a different challenge for us. We have to take care of them,” Alexandersson added.