Bangladesh Under-17 will begin their AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 qualifying campaign in China on 22 November 2025, where they face Timor Leste in their opening Group A fixture.
The squad arrived in China on 18 November and continued preparations with a training session from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm local time on Friday. A pre match press conference also took place at 2:00 pm.
Group A features Bangladesh, China, Bahrain, Brunei, Timor Leste and Sri Lanka, with matches scheduled from 22 to 30 November in host nation China.
Bangladesh will kick off their campaign against Timor Leste at 2:00 pm China time, which is 12:00 pm in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Football Federation confirmed the schedule in an official release.