Japan U17 to play friendlies alongside 2026/27 UEFA Under-17 EURO qualifiers
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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Matches are part of cross-continental collaboration between UEFA and the Japan Football Association to support the development of youth football.
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The Japan Under-17 men's national team will play three friendly matches in Cyprus in parallel with the Round 1 Group 13 qualifying mini-tournament for the 2026/27 UEFA European Under-17 Championship as part of a cooperation agreement between UEFA and the Japan Football Association to support the development of youth football through cross-continental collaboration.
Japan will face Group 13 sides Cyprus, Romania and the Faroe Islands. While these fixtures will be played alongside the qualifying mini-tournament, they will be considered friendly matches and will not count towards the Group 13 standings. Only the matches between Cyprus, Romania and the Faroe Islands will count towards qualification.
Round 1 group 13 official matches
Matchday 1 (27 October 2026): Faroe Islands vs Romania
Matchday 2 (30 October 2026): Cyprus vs Faroe Islands
Matchday 3 (2 November 2026): Romania vs Cyprus
Friendly matches with Japan
27 October 2026: Cyprus vs Japan
30 October 2026: Romania vs Japan
2 November 2026: Japan vs Faroe Islands