Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Bangladesh's hope of playing the Asian Cup final round crumbled after they suffered a massive 5-0 goal defeat to upper-ranked Chinese Taipei in their ultimate do-or-die match of the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification held at Aqaba Development Corporation Stadium in Jordan on Friday night.
The U-17 team played two warm-up matches in the United Arab Emirates before the tournament.
Despite the positive preparation in the UAE, Bangladesh could not win a single match in the Asian Cup qualifying tournament after playing out a 1-1 draw with host Jordan in the opening group match.
Chinese Taipei scored the first goal early in the 9th minute and doubled the lead in the 34th minute.
Back with a 2-0 lead, Taipei added ...