India, Aug. 11 -- For the first time in two decades, the India U-20 women's team has managed to secure a qualification for the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup. The side achieved the feat after defeating hosts Myanmar 1-0 in their final Group D encounter at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. With this result, the Young Tigresses finished at the top of their group with seven points. It was Pooja who registered the lone goal for India.

After this result, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced a reward of USD 25,000 (INR 22 lakh) for the U20 women's team. It must be mentioned that India had last qualified for the tournament way back in 2006.

In the Group D qualification campaign, India came up with some astonishing results, where they s...