Suzhou, May 10 -- India's U17 women's team will face hosts China in the high-stakes quarter-finals of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 at the Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium on Monday.

Victory for the Young Tigresses will seal their place in the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026. Though India have played the U17 men's and women's World Cups as hosts in 2017 and 2022, respectively, the nation has never reached the world's biggest stage through qualification, as per the release from the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

For the last two weeks, the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup had almost carried a homely rhythm for the Young Tigresses. Based at the Suzhou Taimei Xiangguli Hotel, the team trained and played all their matches at ...