U23 Cambodia caused an earthquake against Iraq, Laos and Timor Leste won big

Cambodia U23 caused a big surprise when they held Iraq to a 0-0 draw, while Laos and Timor Leste won big victories on the farewell day of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.

In the final match of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, U23 Timor-Leste had an explosive performance when they defeated the Northern Mariana Islands with a score of 6-0.

U23 Timor Leste completely dominated U23 Northern Mariana. In the 38th minute, Freitas opened the scoring after an assist from Fretelian, before Lemos doubled the lead right at the end of the first half.

U23 Cambodia excellently held U23 Iraq to a draw - Photo: Asean Football

In the second half, Ribeiro scored the third goal, Lemos completed his double, then Guterres and Fretelian scored in turn. In the end, Timor Leste won a convincing 6-0 victory.

An earthquake called U23 Cambodia when the home team held the extremely strong opponent U23 Iraq to a goalless draw in the "final" match of Group G.

It's a pity for the team from the land of pagodas that they only finished second in the table, with 5 points not enough to enter the top 4 second-place teams with the best results to qualify for the 2026 AFC U23 Championship.

U23 Timor Leste had a resounding victory - Photo: Asean Football

U23 Laos also had a consolation victory 3-1 against U23 Macau, thereby ranking 3rd in Group J after U23 Korea and U23 Indonesia.

Another representative of Southeast Asian football, U23 Singapore (lost to U23 Vietnam 0-1) was defeated 1-4 by U23 Bangladesh in a formality match.

U23 Myanmar also lost 1-2 to Afghanistan and left the qualifying round at the bottom of Group B with only 1 point.

Group D rankings

Group G standings

Group J Ranking

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