Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 13 -- India were drawn with Japan, Australia and Lebanon in Group B of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 in the Final Draw held at the AFC House here in Malaysia.
Having qualified for the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup for the first time in 21 years after defeating Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan, the Young Tigresses will begin their campaign against Australia, followed by Japan and Lebanon.
The tournament will take place from May 1 to 17.
Japan were runners-up in 2024, thus qualifying automatically for the tournament. They are four-time champions of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup and also FIFA U17 Women's World Cup champions in 2014 and runners-up in 2010 and 2016.
Australia were knocked out in the group stage of the...