The Subway Australian U-23s’ path to the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 Saudi Arabia™ has been revealed, following the continental tournament’s Official Draw at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 29 May.
The Subway Australian U-23s have been drawn in Group D alongside China PR (host), Northern Mariana Islands and Timor-Leste.
Qualifiers for the 7th edition of the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ – to be held in Saudi Arabia – will take place across Asia during the September FIFA Men’s International Window and feature 44 teams, who will be divided into 11 groups.
Each group within qualifying will be contested in a centralised league format, with teams seeded into pots based on a points system derived from their final rankings across the previous three editions of the Finals, which saw the Subway Australian U-23s drawn from Pot 1.
Subway Australian U-23s Head Coach, Tony Vidmar and his squad will travel to China PR where they will need to finish as one of the 11 Group winners or the four best second-placed teams to advance to the Finals.
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