Dallalmuon Gangte delivered a captain’s performance as he scored a sublime hat-trick to guide India to a 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in their AFC Under-17 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers Group D clash at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad yesterday. 

 

 

The result marked India’s first win of the campaign after its 1-1 draw with Palestine last Saturday and kept its qualification hopes firmly alive. The win lifted India to second place in the group with four points, level with leader IR Iran, which played a 1-1 draw with Lebanon earlier in the day, but behind on goal difference. For Chinese Taipei, the defeat confirmed its elimination as it occupies the bottom spot in the group with just one point from three matches. Lebanon and Palestine have three and two points, respectively. India will play its next game against Lebanon tomorrow.