Qatar to face Australia, Vietnam and Iran in U-20 Asian Cup

Qatar were drawn in tough group along with Australia, Vietnam and Iran in Group B for the AFC Under-

Qatar were drawn in tough group along with Australia, Vietnam and Iran in Group B for the AFC Under-20 Asian Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, next year. The 16 teams were divided into four groups with the top two from each group to advance to the quarter-finals in the March 1-18, 2023 showpiece. Hosts Uzbekistan were placed in Group A alongside Indonesia, Iraq and Syria.  Korea Republic, Tajikistan, Jordan and Oman are the four teams in Group C, while Group D saw defending champions Saudi Arabia, Japan, China PR and Kyrgyz Republic being drawn together. Besides continental glory, there will be four tickets at stake for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2023, which will return to Asia in Indonesia from May 20 to June 11.

Draw Group A: Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Iraq, SyriaGroup B: Qatar, Australia, Vietnam, IranGroup C: South Korea Republic, Tajikistan, Jordan, OmanGroup D: Saudi Arabia, Japan, China PR, Kyrgyz Republic