Pooja scored the decisive goal in the 27th minute at the Thuwunna Stadium as India finished on top of the group with seven points to make it to the 2026 edition of the main tournament in Thailand
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India qualified for the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in two decades after edging past Myanmar 1-0 in their final Group D qualifying match here on Sunday.
Pooja scored the decisive goal in the 27th minute at the Thuwunna Stadium as India finished on top of the group with seven points to make it to the 2026 edition of the main tournament in Thailand.
Pooja gave India the lead by initiating a counter-attack down the right before sending a cross to Neha, on the opposite flank. Neha then sent the ball looping back in the box for the former to score.
India had held Indonesia to a goalless draw before thrashing Turkmenistan 7-0 in their previous matches. The last time India qualified for the U-20 Asian Cup was in 2006, when it was categorised as an U-19 tournament.
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