Tournament details | |
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Host country | Jordan |
City | Amman |
Dates | 1–9 August |
Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (1st title) |
Runners-up | India |
Third place | Jordan |
Fourth place | Yemen |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 36 (3.6 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Reziq Banihani (6 goals) |
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Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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India | 1st | N/A | N/A |
Iraq | 6th | 2015 | Champions (2013, 2015) |
Japan | 1st | N/A | N/A |
Jordan | 6th | 2015 | Third place (2007, 2013) |
Yemen | 2nd | 2009 | Group stage (2009) |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
Jordan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 |
Yemen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
Iraq | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Japan | 2–1 | India |
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Report |
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Iraq | 1–7 | Jordan |
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2018 WAFF U-16 Championship Champion |
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Japan First title |
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