India beat the Malayan Tigress B-17 4-0 in Selayang and book a place at the 2027 finals

India beat the Malayan Tigress B-17 4-0 on 11 October in the last round of Group E of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers, and the win took them to the 2027 finals in China, the AFC said in its match report.

The match was played at Stadium MP Selayang in Selangor, with a 9.00pm kickoff, according to a FAM post on X before the game. FAM’s post named Takayoshi Ishihara as the Malaysian side’s coach and Joakim Bernt as India’s.

The other Group E match was played the same day. Syria beat Iraq 1-0 to finish their qualifying campaign with a win, the AFC reported.

The Malaysian side went into the group with the squad Takayoshi Ishihara named for the Group E qualifiers. Malaysia’s senior men’s side, Harimau Malaya, beat Vietnam 1-0 in the FIFA ASEAN Cup bronze final in Jakarta on 5 October.

The AFC said before the final round that the full line-up for the finals in China would be settled once the qualifiers ended on 11 October.

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