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2026 Gulf Cup Under-17 football championship
Overview
The 2026 Gulf Cup Under-17 championship commenced in Doha, Qatar, featuring a record 10 participating teams. The tournament, organized by the Gulf Arab Cup Football Federation, is scheduled to run from October 16 to November 4 across three stadiums.
Early competition results included a 2-0 victory for China against host nation Qatar and a 2-1 win for the United Arab Emirates over Bahrain. The tournament is organized into two groups: Group One contains Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, and China, while Group Two includes Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Kuwait, and Egypt.
In Group B, Egypt has officially qualified for the semi-finals following a 5-1 victory over Yemen at the Saud bin Abdulrahman Stadium. Egypt secured their third consecutive win, bringing their total to nine points. The scoring in the match included a penalty by Omar Abdel Salam, goals from Adam Mohammed Al-Qazz, Khaled Mukhtar, and Amr Abdel Rahim, and a stoppage-time strike by Khaled Mahmoud. Yemen scored a consolation goal through Mohammed Shafi.
With this result, Egypt leads Group B and has secured advancement regardless of their final group match against Iraq. Yemen remains in second place with four points and must defeat Kuwait on October 29 to guarantee qualification for the next round.
Entities
Qatar · Doha · United Arab Emirates · China · Gulf Arab Cup Football Federation
Timeline
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[SPORTS] 7 sourcesEgypt U-17 secures semi-final spot with 5-1 win over Yemen
Egypt's U-17 team secured a place in the Gulf Cup semi-finals after defeating Yemen 5-1 in Doha, maintaining a perfect record in Group B.
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[SPORTS] 5 sourcesGulf Football Association announces U17 Cup referee assignments
The Gulf Football Association announced referee assignments for the third day of the U17 Gulf Cup in Qatar, featuring matches between Qatar vs. Bahrain and Oman vs. China.
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[SPORTS] 6 sourcesQatar hosts 2026 Gulf Cup Under-17 football championship
The 2026 Gulf Cup Under-17 tournament has launched in Doha, Qatar, with China defeating host Qatar 2-0 and the UAE beating Bahrain 2-1 in the opening matches.
Sources
964media.com · adenalghad.net · al-wattan.net · alahalygate.com · alkuwaitnews.net · almanara.media · althawrah.ye · annahar-news.com · elbalad.news · news50.sa · oyoungazette.net · q8news.com · riyadahh.net · shahdnow.sa · swiftnewz.com · vetogate.com
This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history