The matches in Group H, the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers will take place in Doha, Qatar. The group has the participation of the host team U23 Qatar, along with U23 India, U23 Brunei and U23 Bahrain.
In the opening match, U23 Brunei lost 0-13 to U23 Qatar. The West Asian team led 7-0 right before the break and easily scored 6 more goals in the second half, to end the match with a complete one-sided advantage.
In the second match, the Southeast Asian team played with great effort, but could not avoid another heavy defeat. This time, U23 Brunei lost to U23 Bahrain with a score of 010. In total, after 2 matches, U23 Brunei has conceded 23 goals, has not scored any goals and has been officially eliminated.
U23 Brunei will play the final qualifying match on September 9, against U23 India. Most likely, the Southeast Asian team will continue to suffer another heavy defeat. In the first 2 matches, U23 India won U23 Bahrain 2-0 and lost 1-2 to U23 Qatar. The South Asian team needs a very big win against U23 Brunei to be able to compete for a goal against Bahrain and Qatar, in case the 3 teams have equal points.
It is not uncommon for the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers to have matches with too many gaps, because the football level of the teams is not uniform. In Group A, U23 Jordan beat U23 Bhutan 11-0. In Group D, the Northern Mariana Islands U23 team lost to Australia U23 0-14 and China U23 0-10 respectively. In Group I, U23 UAE beat U23 Guam to 13-0...
