UEFA has featured a special mention on its website regarding the Japan U-17 National Team’s visit to Cyprus this coming October for friendly matches.
According to the article on uefa.com, the matches are part of the intercontinental collaboration between UEFA and the Japan Football Association, aimed at supporting the development of soccer among young players.
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Here are the details:
The Japan U-17 National Team will play three friendly matches in Cyprus, alongside the first-round mini-tournament, in Group 13 of the qualifying round for the 2026/27 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
The matches are part of a cooperation agreement between UEFA and the Japan Football Association, aimed at supporting the development of youth soccer through intercontinental cooperation.
Japan will face the teams in Group 13: Cyprus, Romania, and the Faroe Islands. Although these matches will be held concurrently with the qualifying round’s mini-tournament, they will be friendly matches and will not count toward the Group 13 standings.
Only the matches between Cyprus, Romania, and the Faroe Islands will count toward qualification.
Official Matches of the 1st Round – Group 13
Matchday 1 – October 27, 2026
- Faroe Islands – Romania
Matchday 2 – October 30, 2026
- Cyprus – Faroe Islands
Matchday 3 – November 2, 2026
- Romania vs. Cyprus
Friendly matches against Japan
- October 27, 2026: Cyprus – Japan
- October 30, 2026: Romania vs. Japan
- November 2, 2026: Japan vs. Faroe Islands
