THE second-leg match between Afghanistan and Myanmar in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifiers will be held at the Thuwunna Youth Training Centre in Yangon at 5 pm on 26 March.
The match was originally scheduled for November 2025, but it was postponed to March due to Afghanistan’s home-ground difficulties. It was initially planned to be played in Qatar on 26 March. However, due to current circumstances, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided to change the venue, and both football federations later agreed to hold the match in Myanmar.
Myanmar will therefore host both matches against Afghanistan. In the first leg, Myanmar defeated Afghanistan 2-1.
Myanmar will play its final Group E match against Pakistan on 31 March in Pakistan. In the group standings, Syria have already qualified with 15 points from five matches, while Myanmar have six points from four matches, and Afghanistan and Pakistan have two points each from two and five matches respectively.
Myanmar began training on 19 March with a 28-player preliminary squad for the remaining two matches. — Ko Nyi Lay/KZL
