The schedule of the Chinese team s U23 Asian Cup qualifiers is released

On the afternoon of May 29, the draw ceremony of the 2026 U23 Asian Cup qualifiers was held at the AFC headquarters. Due to the participation in previous competitions and other issues, the Chinese team ultimately did not qualify for seeds and could only participate in the draw as a second-level team. In the end, the Chinese team ended up in the same group as Australia, East Timor and Northern Mariana Islands. The schedule of the game is also released. The Chinese team will take the lead in playing East Timor on September 3, and the second game on September 6 against the Northern Mariana Islands. The last round will face the strongest Australian team on September 9.