India U-17 thrash Guam 12-0 in Kuala Lumpur to move top of Group E
India U-17 beat Guam U-17 12-0 in Kuala Lumpur on November 14, 2026, in an AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2027 qualifier, a victory that took the Blue Colts to the top of Group E. The side scored five times before half-time and added seven more after the interval.
The win provides India with a significant goal-difference boost and came against a Guam side that had conceded 11 goals without reply in their first two group games. Seven different Indian players found the net in the match, with Dallalmuon Gangte and Raj Wahengbam each recording hat-tricks. Only group winners qualify directly for the final tournament, so India must still beat Palestine and Malaysia to secure passage into the finals.
Dallalmuon Gangte was named in the ratings at 9.5/10 after a commanding performance. He completed a first-half hat-trick with a close-range tap-in, a thunderous strike and a low finish into the bottom corner, and added further goals after the break, including a solo effort in the 54th minute in which he beat two defenders and goals in the 71st and 82nd minutes; he also headed a corner into the net at the 88th minute that was later ruled out.
Raj Wahengbam also featured among the scorers and was credited with a hat-trick. He came on at the start of the second half and scored India’s eighth within minutes of his arrival, and he was recorded on the scoresheet again in the 85th minute for India’s twelfth goal.
MD Sahir Ali was rated 7.5/10 for his midfield control and involvement in the attack. He opened the scoring with a powered header in the 5th minute, had a long-range effort strike the post before the break, and was credited with further goals late in the game, with the sixth coming just after the restart and the eleventh in the 83rd minute.
Maroof Shafi, given a 6/10 rating, kept a clean sheet in a match that required few saves. Assessors noted he remained attentive through long spells of inactivity, was tidy in possession and helped with build-up play; his delivery from the right is recorded as creating Gangte’s second goal in the 12th minute.
Several substitutes were used to maintain intensity: a player replaced Mukundo in the 71st minute and another substitute, coming on at the start of the second half, made an immediate attacking impact. Henthoiba Keisam is mentioned as entering the game in the 71st minute.
India’s victory lifts them to the summit of Group E but, in line with the competition’s qualification criteria, the Blue Colts must still defeat Palestine and Malaysia to clinch direct qualification for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2027 final tournament.