India U-17 v Singapore U-17: AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2027 qualifier at Kuala Lumpur Stadium on 11th November 2026

India U-17 will face Singapore U-17 at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Malaysia on 11th November 2026 in an AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2027 qualifying match. The fixture is India’s opening game in Group E.

Group E contains Malaysia, Guam, Palestine, Singapore and India, and the qualifiers have already begun with every team except India having played a match. Singapore top the group after a 6-0 win over Guam, while Palestine beat hosts Malaysia 2-0; India are the only side in the group that took part in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026, where the Blue Colts were knocked out in the group stage after defeats by Australia and Uzbekistan.

There has been a recent change in India’s coaching set-up: Bibiano Fernandes is now with the India camp in Bangladesh playing the SAFF Championship 2026 and has been replaced by Mehrajuddin Wadoo. Wadoo took charge on 2nd September and has overseen only two matches so far, both international friendlies against the UAE.

Under Wadoo India drew the first friendly 0-0 and then won the second 1-4. The scorers in that win were Kamgouhao Doungel, MD Shair Ali, Hrishikesh Manavathi and Ristik Maity; the victory was described in the original report as giving the Blue Colts some necessary momentum heading into the qualifiers.

Singapore’s 6-0 victory over Guam on Sunday, 8th November featured two early penalties: a spot-kick in the 2nd minute converted by Caden Pereira and another two minutes later taken and scored by Bin Ahmad Farid. Defensive errors and sustained pressing produced three further goals to make it 5-0 by half-time, and Putera Irfan added the sixth in the first minute of the second half.

India are considered favourites to qualify for the final tournament, according to the source, because they were the only team in Group E to have played the most recent edition; their immediate assignment is a match against Group E leaders Singapore.

The India U-17 v Singapore U-17 qualifier on 11th November 2026 at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium is scheduled to kick off at 06:30 PM IST and will be streamed live on the FAMTV Malaysia YouTube Channel.