Qatar<\/a>\u2019 in Group A and will play against these countries on the following dates:<\/p>\nThe AFC U23 Championship qualifiers will begin in March 2019 with 44 qualifier teams from two zones competing against each other\u2013 West- 24 teams, East- 20 teams.<\/p>\n
Group B and C
\n<\/strong>Group B host country Bahrain has been setup with Bangladesh, Palestine and Sri Lanka. This will be Bahrain\u2019s \u2018fourth\u2019 attempt to qualify for the finals.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, Group C host country \u2018Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019 will battle it out with inaugural champions Iraq, Turkmenistan and Yemen.<\/p>\n
Group D and E
\n<\/strong>Saudi Arabia of \u20182013 AFC fame\u2019 will be hosting Group D matches and play against Lebanon, Maldives and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The country is eagerly looking forward to going beyond their previous group-level stage, where they failed in January 2018.<\/p>\nOn the other hand, Group E will include Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Jordan and Syria.<\/p>\n
Group F and G
\n<\/strong>AFC U23 2018 winners and present Group F\u2019 host country Uzbekistan will play against India, Pakistan and Tajikistan.<\/p>\nGroup G host country Mongolia will be up against DPR Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore.<\/p>\n
Group H and I
\n<\/strong>Group H\u2019s Cambodia will be hosting group mates Australia, Chinese Taipei and Korea Republic and while striving to reach the finals.<\/p>\nWith the AFC U23 2019 Qualifiers, Myanmar will make a \u2018comeback\u2019 after two years against AFC U23 2016 winner Japan, Timore Leste and Macau.<\/p>\n
Group J and K
\n<\/strong>Malaysia made history for their country, when they reached the quarter-finals of AFC U23 2018 championship in January. This time they\u2019re aiming to win the trophy but not before they beat opponents China PR, Laos and Philippines.<\/p>\nVietnam came close to the trophy this year but failed to bring it home. However, with the matches scheduled throughout the AFC U23 2019 qualifier season, it hopes to do so by defeating Group K countries Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand.<\/p>\n
Eventually, all the 11 groups\u2019 winners and their runners-up teams will make it to the finals of the AFC Under 23 2020 Championship in Thailand. What is interesting is that host countries of the finals will receive \u2018automatic qualification\u2019.<\/p>\n
May the best team win!<\/p>\n
Football fans! Get ready to be entertained to Asia\u2019s biggest football tournaments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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