2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification Thread

[Pluto2000]

There is a lot to like about this group. The potential is very encouraging. However the major question is that will they be developed in their respective clubs in the next couple of years?

Need to take the best few of them and integrate them into TM so that their stock goes up and they can get noticed at big tournaments. Japan's goalkeeper went to Serie A after the last Asian Cup despite doing poorly. All it takes is a few highlight performances at the World Cup or in a big friendly for some of them to get noticed.

[webmaster]

If it was up to me I would take this team to WC and perhaps include some TM players too. We know that we won't be doing much with the current TM there so lets give our young player some real test and a boost of confidence. Who cares for results at this stage?