India is placed in Group B of 2026 SAFF U-20 Championship, which is schedule to held from 23 March–4 April at Maldives.
India is placed with Pakistan and Bangladesh in Group B.
Group A is consisted of host Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
India will face Pakistan on March 26 and Bangladesh on March 28.
The semifinals are schedule for April 1 while the final will be played on April 3 at National Football Stadium.
The tournament had been played in U18, U19 & U20 format in the past. U18 in 2017, U19 in 2015, 2023, 2025 and U20 in 2022, 2024 and will be played in 2026.
This will be the 8th edition of the tournament. Blue Colts have won four times – 2019, 2022, 2023 & 2025. Finished Runners Up in 2015 while finished semi-finalists in 2017 and 2024.
Nepal had won twice in 2015 & 2017 while Bangladesh won in 2024.
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