 He played all 180 minutes and served as the team's captain for both matches, a 0–17 defeat to Japan and a 2–5 defeat to Hong Kong.In June 2017 head coach Michael Weiß named Ganbayar to Mongolia's roster for 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification which was scheduled to take place the following month.Mongolia was part of Group H along with Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.