Australia U23 won 14-0 in the 2026 AFC U23 qualifiers

The first round of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers saw Australia U23's shocking 14-0 win over Northern Mariana Islands in Group D.

The joy of the Australian U23 players in the victory over Northern Mariana Islands - Photo: AFC

The victory of U23 Australia saw a poker of striker Nathanael Blair. 4 players including Jing Reec, Ethan Alagich, Yaya Dukuly, Joshua Rawlins each scored a double. The remaining two goals were scored by Rhys Bozinovski and Aydan Hammond.

So, on average, every 6 minutes, U23 Australia scores a goal against Northern Mariana Islands. This is truly an amazing performance.

Northern Mariana Islands is a member of the East Asian Football Federation. The Northern Mariana Islands national team is currently unranked by FIFA.

Australia U23 made history when they became the team with the biggest win in the history of the AFC U23 Championship qualifying round. Also on the night of September 3, the AFC U23 Championship 2026 qualifying round witnessed another big win when Qatar U23 defeated Brunei with a score of 13-0.

The 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers will feature 44 teams, divided into 11 groups. After the qualifying matches, the 11 group winners and the four best runners-up will qualify for the finals in Saudi Arabia.

At the most recent U23 Asian Cup, U23 Vietnam easily qualified for the qualifying round. In the final round, U23 Vietnam reached the quarter-finals, before losing to U23 Iraq 0-1. U23 Iraq then won third place in the tournament.

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