AFC U-16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers: Iran Learns Fate

Iran will welcome Afghanistan, Maldives and Palestine, who has yet to reach the Finals, in Group C.

In Group A, Jordan will play host to 2018 runner-up Tajikistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kuwait, while a Central Asian derby between host Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan awaits in Group B, which also includes Bahrain and India.

Oman has not missed an appearance in the Finals for the past five editions and will look to continue that trend when it travels to Saudi Arabia, also playing against Syria and Pakistan in Group D.

Qatar, who was the host of the inaugural Finals in 1985, will welcome Yemen, Bangladesh and Bhutan in Group E, while Kyrgyz Republic will have home advantage against 2016 champion Iraq, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates in Group F.

In the EAST Zone, 2018 quarter-finalist Indonesia will host two-time champion China, along with Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines and Northern Mariana Islands, three teams who have yet to reach the Finals, in Group G.

Vietnam, quarter-finalist in 2018, will host Group H, with Timor-Leste, Mongolia, Macau and Australia completing the cast.

Singapore is in Group I with DPR Korea, Hong Kong and Guam.

Defending champion Japan will be seeking a record fourth title when the young Samurai Blue, Malaysia and Cambodia travel to host nation Laos in Group J.

Group K host Laos faces opponents in the form of two-time champion Korea Republic, 1998 champion Thailand and Chinese Taipei, as it aims to return to the Finals for the first time since 2004.

Top spot in the respective groups will earn direct qualification, while the four best second-placed teams will also advance to the 2020 Finals.

Should the yet to be determined host for the Finals finish either top of their group or among the best four second-placed teams, the next (5th) second-placed team in the ranking among all groups will qualify instead.