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2026 WAFF U-20 Championship

The 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship () will be the fourth edition of the WAFF U-20 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by West Asian Football Federation for the men's under-20 national teams of West Asia. Kuwait will host the tournament from 23 March to 2 April 2026. A total of eleven teams will play in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 eligible to participate in the competition.

Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, having won their first title in the last edition.

Format

11 teams were distributed into three groups (two groups of 4 teams and one group of 3). Each group plays a round-robin tournament in which each team is scheduled for two or three matches against other teams within the group. The first-placed teams and the best-placed runners-up across the three groups would qualify to the semi-finals.

Participating teams

11 of the 12 WAFF member nations will compete in the tournament.

Did not enter

Draw and schedule

The draw was held on 5 February 2026 at the WAFF headquarters in Amman. The full schedule was later announced on 17 February 2026.

Group stage

The times are according to Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of best runners-up

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References