Turkmenistan starts in the selection of the Asian Cup U23-2026

Turkmenistan's youth national soccer team (under 23 years old) today holds the starting match of the qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup-2026 against Chinese Taipei in the Jordanian capital Amman. Arzuw.news reports with reference to Turkmenistan: Golden Age.

Turkmen footballers play in Group "A" together with the teams of Bhutan and Jordan. A total of 44 national teams take part in the qualification stage, which are divided into 11 qualifying groups.

Turkmenistan's head coach Akhmed Agamuradov included 23 players from seven clubs of the country in the application form. The winners of all groups, as well as the four best second-placed teams, will receive a ticket to the final part of the tournament.

The final round of the U23 Asia Cup will be held for the first time in Saudi Arabia from January 7-25, 2026. The Northern Mariana Islands and Bhutan will make their debut in the tournament.

Turkmen footballers have a positive statistics of meetings with today's opponent - two years ago they defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 in Surakarta, Indonesia.

In 2022, Turkmenistan's youth team made it to the final stage of the tournament in Tashkent for the first time in history and managed to reach the quarterfinals. The reigning winner of the 2024 Asian Cup is Japan, which defeated Uzbekistan 1-0 in the final.