Published: 10:42 AM, 05 September 2026
U-20 national booters hold recovery session after Syria setback
The Bangladesh U-20 national football team underwent a recovery session on Friday after their big defeat against Syria in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers on Thursday.
The footballers participated in the session with a positive attitude and focused on preparing themselves physically.
Bangladesh's next and final match in the qualifiers is against India on September six. The team's preparations will continue in the coming days, keeping the India match in mind. The match between Bangladesh and India will be held at 5 pm Bangladesh time.
Earlier, Bangladesh conceded a 3-0 goal defeat to Syria in their crucial Group B match of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification held on Thursday at the Do'stlik Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
With this defeat, Bangladesh crushed out from the qualification race.
In the day' s match, Al Mouslee put Syria ahead in the 44th minute. Al Herek scared the remaining two goals in the 45th and 90th minutes to seal the victory for Syria
The eight group winners and seven best runners-up from the qualifying round will advance to the AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals.
Earlier, Bangladesh made a losing start to the tournament, suffering a 2-0 defeat to hosts Uzbekistan while Syria conceded a solitary goal defeat to India.
