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AFC Men’s U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: India seal Asian Cup spot with win over Iran

AFC Men’s U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: India seal Asian Cup spot with win over Iran

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The Indian men’s football team booked their spot at the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 with a 2-1 win over Iran in the AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Iran, with seven points, entered the match as favourites, unbeaten and needing only a draw to progress. India, on four points, needed nothing less than a win. And when Amirreza Valipoor struck in the 19th minute, calmly finishing after a defensive misjudgement, the task appeared to loom even larger. But the young Indian side refused to accept their fate. First, they equalised through Dallalmuon Gangte when the forward converted a penalty in the 45+1 minute, before Gunleiba Wangkheirakpam netted the winner in the 52nd minute. Asian Cup, here we comeđŸ”„ India has qualified for the U17 AFC Men’s Asian Cup following their 2-1 win over Iran tonight😍🇼🇳 They are the only men’s team from the country to qualify for the continental competition this season👏 Well done, boys!#Football pic.twitter.com/zYSnoBuE1u — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) November 30, 2025 The victory meant that India climbed to seven …

AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: Dallalmuon Gangte powers India to win over Chinese Taipei

AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: Dallalmuon Gangte powers India to win over Chinese Taipei

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Dallalmuon Gangte delivered a captain’s performance as he scored a sublime hat-trick to guide India to a 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in their AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers Group D clash at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The result marked India’s first win of the campaign after their 1-1 draw with Palestine last Saturday, and kept their qualification hopes firmly alive. Yang Hao-wei had given Chinese Taipei an early lead, and the sides went into half-time level at 1-1, but India’s sharpness and composure told in the second half. The win lifted India to second place in the group with four points, level with leaders IR Iran, who played a 1-1 draw with Lebanon earlier in the day, but behind on goal difference. For Chinese Taipei, the defeat confirmed their elimination as they occupy the bottom spot in the group with just one point from three matches. Lebanon and Palestine have three and two points, respectively. The match, however, began in the worst possible manner for India. Chinese Taipei, …