Pathum Thani (Thailand), April 7 -- The Indian U20 women's national team will take on Chinese Taipei in their final Group C fixture of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026on Wednesday, knowing that nothing short of a victory will keep their hopes of reaching thequarter-finals alive.

After defeats in their opening two matches against Japan and Australia, both India and Chinese Taipei find themselves in identical situations, chasing a result that could yet keep their tournament alive.

India's goal difference of -11 makes things a bit more complicated than Chinese Taipei's -7. The Young Tigresses' hopes of reaching the knockout stage for the first time since 2004 rest onsecuring a place among the two best third-placed teams across all...