India are drawn in Group F in the first round of the 2024 AFC Uzbekistan AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers, where they will face Singapore, Indonesia and host Vietnam.
According to an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) statement, the eight group winners will advance to Round 2, where the top four teams will earn a place in the final where they will join the top three seeds of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship. Thailand. 2019 – champions Japan, DPR Korea and Republic of Korea – and host nation Uzbekistan.
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China PR, hosts Laos, Hong Kong and the Philippines have been drawn in Group A first round while Group B will see Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Northern Mariana Islands and hosts China.Palestine vie for top spot.
Group C contains Australia, hosts Kyrgyzstan Republic, Guam and Iraq with Lebanon, hosts Jordan, Mongolia and Group D team Bhutan.
Hosts Thailand, China Taipei and Tajikistan will battle for top spot in Group E with the match against Uzbekistan considered a friendly, while hosts Vietnam, India, Singapore and Indonesia will be in Group F.
Group G contains Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan and Cambodia, while the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangladesh and Turkmenistan form the players in Group H.
The first qualifying round will be played on 4-12 March 2023 and the second round is scheduled for 1-11 June. The finals will take place from 3 to 16 March 2024.
Lottery results:
Group A: China PR, Laos (H), Hong Kong, Philippines
Group B: Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Northern Mariana Islands, Palestine (H)
Group C: Australia, Kyrgyz Republic (K), Guam, Iraq
Group D: Lebanon, Jordan (H), Mongolia, Bhutan
Group E: Thailand (H), Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Group F: Vietnam (H), India, Singapore, Indonesia
Group G: Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan, Cambodia (H)
Group H: Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangladesh (H), Turkmenistan
India’s matches in the first round of qualifiers are:
7 March 2023: India vs Singapore, 13:30 IST (Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho Province)
9 March 2023: Indonesia vs India, 13:30 IST (Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho Province)
11 March 2023: Vietnam vs India, 16:30 IST (Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho Province)
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