Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ram: Iraq and United Arab Emirates will contest the inaugural WAFF U-18 Championship final after both sides prevailed on penalties in Wednesday’s semi-finals at Faisal Al Husseini International Stadium.
Iraq sealed their place in the decider with a 4-2 shootout win after a 1-1 draw against Jordan, while UAE denied tournament hosts Palestine a final berth, winning 4-1 from the spot after a scoreless evening match.
Iraq and UAE will meet in Friday's decider having already crossed paths earlier in the tournament, with UAE winning last Saturday’s group stage meeting 4-2.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ram: Iraq and Palestine confirmed their places in the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship semi-finals, joining already-qualified Jordan and UAE in the final four after Monday’s closing group stage matches.
Iraq sealed their place in the knockout round with an impressive 2-1 win over Bahrain in Group B, while hosts Palestine survived a dramatic Group A finale against Qatar to advance after a 2-2 draw.
The inaugural WAFF U-18 Championship semi-finals will be staged on Wednesday, with the regional youth champions to be decided on Friday.
The tournament is serving as valuable exposure for the teams ahead of the Qualifiers for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship which will be held in November.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ram: Jordan and United Arab Emirates became the first teams to secure places in the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship, after both registered wins on the second day of group stage action in Palestine on Saturday.
A goal-laden final 15 minutes helped Jordan overcome Qatar 5-1 in the early match, before UAE joined Belal Al Laham’s side in the knockout stage with a 4-2 victory over Iraq.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ram: Jordan got off to a winning start with a 2-0 win over hosts Palestine, while UAE and Bahrain went goalless as the WAFF U-18 Championship got underway at Faisal Al Husseini Stadium on Thursday.
The inaugural six-team tournament, which acts as a preparatory step for November’s AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers, will decide the regional youth champions in the final next Friday.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Thong Nhat: Lachlan Brook's 79th minute goal secured Australia the 2019 AFF U-18 Championship title as they edged Malaysia 1-0 in a hard-fought final on Monday.
In a match where both sides had their fair share of opportunities, Brook timed his run perfectly to steal in behind the Malaysian defence to slot home the winning goal.
Malaysia had high hopes of retaining the title they won last year, especially after having defeated Australia 3-0 in their group stage encounter earlier in the tournament.
For Australia, the triumph sealed their fifth title in nine appearances in the regional tournament.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dushanbe: A late goal from Mahdi Hashemnezhad Rahimabadi gave Islamic Republic of Iran the point they needed to win the 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship title after they earned a 1-1 draw against 10-man Tajikistan at Dushanbe Central Stadium on Thursday.
Needing only to avoid defeat to hold off the hosts in the final match of the round-robin competition, Iran fell behind to a first-half goal from promising Tajikistan striker Rustam Soirov but hit back with Rahimabadi’s 80th-minute leveller to become the Central Asian champions.
Earlier in the day, Uzbekistan beat Turkmenistan 2-0 to finish third in the competition, which serves as preparation for the forthcoming 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The draw for the AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers concluded at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday with the 46 teams discovering their opponents.
The teams were divided into two zones of WEST (West + South + Central) with 25 teams and EAST (East +ASEAN) with 21 teams.