Final round of 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers: Lebanon beats Mongolia, Malaysia cannot top the group

U23 Lebanon defeated U23 Mongolia 3-0 in the earliest match of Group H. This result means U23 Malaysia no longer has a chance to win the top spot in the group.

U23 Indonesia must beat U23 Korea to win a ticket to the 2026 U23 Asian Cup finals

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END: U23 Lebanon defeated Mongolia 3-0. With this result, Lebanon has 7 points (goal difference +4), temporarily leading Group F. With this result, U23 Thailand only needs to beat Malaysia (any score) to secure the top spot. Meanwhile, U23 Malaysia must beat Thailand to get 6 points, to take second place in Group F, thereby hoping to get a wild card.

U23 Lebanon defeated U23 Mongolia, putting pressure on Thailand and Malaysia - Photo: AFC

END: U23 Oman defeated Pakistan. With this result, U23 Oman has 4 points, temporarily ranked third in Group G. U23 Oman still has hope of second in Group G if U23 Iraq wins big against Cambodia.

END: U23 Laos defeated U23 Macau 3-0. With this result, U23 Laos temporarily ranked third in Group J with 4 points (-5 goal difference). With this score, U23 Laos hopes that Korea will beat Indonesia to finish second in the group. However, the possibility of Indonesia losing is very low.

The joy of U23 Laos when defeating U23 Macau - Photo: AFC

U23 Uzbekistan - Palestine 1-0. U23 Uzbekistan scored the opening goal against Palestine. With this result, Uzbekistan temporarily leads Group E with 7 points.

In the 40th minute, U23 Myanmar equalized 1-1. With this result, U23 Myanmar rose to third place with 2 points. Group B will only be really interesting if U23 Myanmar wins. Then, U23 Myanmar will have 4 points and hope to finish second in Group B if U23 Japan defeats Kuwait.

U23 Myanmar - U23 Afghanistan 0-1 . With this result, U23 Afghanistan temporarily rose to third place in Group B with 3 points. If this result remains the same, U23 Japan (6 points) and Kuwait (4 points) will compete for first place in the final match of Group B.

END OF HALF 1: U23 Oman temporarily leads Pakistan 1-0. This result helps Oman have 4 points, temporarily ranking third in Group G.

END OF HALF 1: U23 Lebanon is leading U23 Mongolia 3-0. A victory for U23 Lebanon has become too obvious.

END: In the match between U23 Timor Leste and Northern Mariana Islands that just ended, U23 Timor Leste won 6-0. This is a good result for the Southeast Asian team before leaving the tournament.

Northern Mariana Islands ended the AFC U23 Championship qualifying round with 30 goals conceded. They lost 14-0 to Australia U23, 10-0 to China U23 and 6-0 to Timor Leste U23.

The most important match in Group D will be between China and Australia, starting at 6:35 p.m. U23 Australia and China have the same 6 points after two matches. However, U23 Australia is temporarily ranked higher thanks to better stats. In this direct confrontation, U23 Australia only needs a draw to win the top spot in the group.

U23 Lebanon - U23 Mongolia: 2-0. After 23 minutes of play, U23 Lebanon is leading Mongolia 2-0. With this score, they have 7 points, temporarily leading Group F.

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After 2 matches, U23 Thailand is temporarily leading Group F with 4 points, equal with Lebanon but ranked higher thanks to a better goal difference (+6 compared to Lebanon's +1). Meanwhile, U23 Indonesia and Malaysia are ranked 2nd (Group J, 4 points) and 3rd in Group F (3 points) respectively.

In the final round of the group stage, U23 Thailand will meet U23 Malaysia. With the current score, Thailand needs to beat U23 Malaysia and will almost certainly win the top spot in the group and the only official ticket to the U23 Asian finals.

However, a draw against Malaysia could see Thailand U23 eliminated. This would happen if Lebanon U23 beat Mongolia in the remaining match of the group. Lebanon U23 would then have 7 points, leading the group, while Thailand would be in 2nd place with 5 points.

With 5 points in 2nd place, it will be difficult for Thailand to enter the group of 4 best second-placed teams to compete for a play-off ticket.

Meanwhile, U23 Malaysia no longer has the right to decide on a ticket to the qualifying round. At this time, if they want to get a ticket to the final round of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship, U23 Malaysia must defeat U23 Thailand in the last round, and wait for U23 Lebanon to fail to beat Mongolia.

If Lebanon plays early (at 4pm) and wins against Mongolia, U23 Malaysia must still be determined to beat Thailand with a good score to keep the hope of getting into the group to win a wild card.

In the final round of Group J, U23 Indonesia will face U23 Korea. U23 Indonesia has only one way to qualify for the final round of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship and that is to get 3 points. At that time, U23 Indonesia will have 7 points, taking the top spot in Group J.

If they draw with U23 Korea, Indonesia will not be able to top the group and at most can only finish in second place. However, with 5 points after 3 matches, U23 Indonesia will find it difficult to hope to compete for a ticket to the final round of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship.

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