Nine teams were confirmed to qualify for the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup without passing the qualifying round.
The U-17 Indonesian national team is one of the names in the list of teams that qualify without qualifications. The results were confirmed after successfully running for the 2025 U-17 World Cup.
In the second participation in the U-17 World Cup, the U-17 Indonesian national team's steps were stopped in the group stage. However, the Garuda Muda squad managed to make history by winning the first victory when they won over Honduras 2-1.
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Apart from Indonesia U-17, eight other teams are Japan, North Korea, Qatar, South Korea, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Saudi Arabia who will act as hosts.
These nine teams including Indonesia are teams that have appeared in the 2025 U-17 World Cup. Three teams namely Uzbekistan, North Korea, and Japan managed to advance to the round of 16.
However, only Japan managed to penetrate the quarter-finals. The Young Blue Samurai will face Austria in the last eight on November 21, 2025.
Meanwhile, the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia will take place on 7-24 May 2026. The qualifying round will take place from 22 November 2025 in seven countries. A total of 38 countries will take part in this event.
Later only seven teams will qualify for the 2026 U-17 Asian Cup. The seven teams are leaders of the respective groups. The match system used in qualifying is a single round robin.
The 2026 U-17 Asian Cup is also a qualifying event for the 2026 U-17 World Cup. A total of eight teams, excluding Qatar hosts who will definitely qualify for the 2026 U-17 World Cup, will compete for tickets to the finals.
Daftar Tim Lolos Piala Asia U-17 2026 Tanpa Kualifikasi
Indonesia
Japan
North Korea
Qatar
South Korea
Tajikistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia
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