Amman, Sept. 2 (Petra) -- The U-20 national football team will take on hosts Bahrain at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.

The match is part of Group D, which also features Afghanistan and Tajikistan, with the qualifying matches being held in Bahrain.

Jordan will wrap up their qualifying campaign against Tajikistan at 5 p.m. Sunday as they seek to secure a place in the continental finals.

A total of 32 teams are competing in the qualifiers, divided into eight groups of four. The winners of each group, along with the seven best runners-up, will advance to the finals.

Under the competition format, the team finishing bottom of each group will move to the development stage in the next edition of the tournament.

China will host the AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals for the second consecutive edition, with the tournament scheduled to take place in March 2027.

//Petra// RZ