AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup
Only the top two from each group will advance automatically to the knockout stage so expect the action to be fast and furious from the first blow of the whistle. The-AFC.com previews the opening matches of what is a finely-balanced group.
Thailand v Vietnam
Venue: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1 (Suzhou)
Kick-off: 15:30 (UTC+8)
Venue: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1 (Suzhou)
Kick-off: 15:30 (UTC+8)
Thailand and Vietnam get things underway at Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 1 with the Southeast Asian rivals looking to continue from their sterling qualification campaigns.
Thailand ended the last three editions in the group stage but will be hoping for a longer campaign this time after topping Group F of the Qualifiers with maximum points, scoring 29 goals without reply.
Vietnam also came through with flying colours, finishing first in Group D with wins over Hong Kong, China and Guam.
With eight goals in the Qualifiers, Thailand’s Kurisara Limpawanich will be one to watch but Vietnam’s defence led by Ngo Hai Yen will not be easy to breach.
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China PR v Myanmar
Venue: Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium (Suzhou)
Kick-off: 19:30 (UTC+8)
Venue: Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium (Suzhou)
Kick-off: 19:30 (UTC+8)
China PR head coach Ma Xiaoxu will look to capitalise on home ground advantage against Myanmar.
With several players in the squad having already played in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025, Ma will not be short of experience in her squad.
Among those is defender Yang Yuxuan - who is a native of Suzhou - who will look to propel China PR to a seventh successive semi-final appearance.
Myanmar, however, will be out to show that their first place finish in the Group C of the Qualifiers was no fluke, with head coach Kumiko Tashiro plotting for a surprise result in the Southeast Asian side’s return to the Finals after a 17-year absence.
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