India U-20 vs Bangladesh U-20 Live: Watch SAFF U-20 Championship 2026 Final LIVE

India U-20 men’s football team is determined to reclaim their SAFF U-20 Championship title when they face defending champions Bangladesh in the final at the National Football Stadium, Male on Friday, 3 April 2026.

The Blue Colts have had a dominant campaign so far but need to produce their most efficient performance to oust this strong Bangladesh U-20 side and win their first piece of silverware under Mahesh Gawali.

The Stakes

India U-20

The India U-20 side has shown a lot of promise under Mahesh Gawali so far, having a dominant campaign in the SAFF U-20 championship so far. They have won two of their three matches in compelling fashion and recently put away Bhutan U-20 by a 5-0 margin in the semifinals!

However, the Blue Colts face their biggest challenge yet against Bangladesh U-20, who they played out a draw against in the group stages.

Gawali needs his side to keep a really stubborn defensive structure to frustrate their opponents and also for his players to be proactive and clinical on the attack.

A win for India in getting revenge over Bangladesh will feel sweet for the players and cap off an impressive campaign, but losing in the final after so much hard work will be particularly dismal.

Bangladesh U-20

Bangladesh U-20 looks to get revenge over their Indian counterparts in the final of the SAFF U-20 Championship, after they came up short in the previous edition. The Bengal Tigers lost the 2025 SAFF U-19 final to India on penalties and look to ensure something like that doesn’t happen again. Bangladesh U-20 have also won two of their three matches so far, getting gritty wins over Pakistan and Nepal to reach the final.

Mark Cox will now look to motivate his players to be at their hard-working best against the Indian side for them to have a chance of getting the win. They’ll need to be prolific on the counter-attacks and their attacking chances to trouble the Blue Colts and also have to keep a really solid defensive line to frustrate them.

A win for Bangladesh U-20 would be vindication of their growth under Cox, but another loss in the final to India would be extremely demoralising.

Team News

Mahesh Gawali should have the same squad available as he did in the semi-final win over Bhutan.

Mark Cox is also expected to have a fully fit unit at his disposal for the SAFF U-20 Championship final.

Head-to-Head Record

Matches Played – 14

India U-20 wins – 5

Bangladesh U-20 wins – 3

Draws – 6

Predicted Lineups

India U-20 (4-2-3-1):

Suraj Singh (GK), Jodric Abranches, Bungson Singh, Roshan Singh, Yaipharemba Chingakhan, Rishikanta Meitei, Md Arbash, Rohen Singh, Vishal Yadav, Aghongshangbam Samson, Omang Dodum

Bangladesh U-20 (4-2-3-1):

Md Ismail (GK), Sani Das, Md Yusuf Ali, Sheikh Sangram, Mithu Chowdhury, Md Kamal Merdha, Chandon Roy, Nazmul Huda Faysal, Ronan Sullivan, Md Murshed Ali, Md Manik

Did you know?

• India have won four of the last five SAFF U-20 Championship titles.
• Bangladesh have won the SAFF U-20 championship only once in their seven attempts.
• India U-20 are on a seven match unbeaten run, having scored 25 goals in that period.

Broadcast Details

The SAFF U-20 Championship 2026 final between India and Bangladesh will take place in the National Stadium, Male on Friday, 3 April.

The match kicks off at 8:30 PM IST. It will be streamed live on the Sportzworkz YouTube channel.

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