Iran Knows Rivals at 2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran learned its opponents at the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 Finals.
The route to the competition was charted following the conclusion of the draw for Round 1 of the Qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
The eight group winners will progress to Round 2, where the four best sides will earn a spot in the Finals and there they will join the three highest seeds from the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 - champion Japan, DPR Korea and Korea Republic - and host nation Uzbekistan.
China PR, host Laos, Hong Kong and Philippines were drawn in Group A of Round 1 while Group B will see Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Northern Mariana Islands and host Palestine vying for the top spot.
Group C has Australia, host Kyrgyz Republic, Guam and Iraq with Lebanon, host Jordan, Mongolia and Bhutan the teams in Group D.
Host Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Tajikistan will fight for the Group E top spot with matches against Uzbekistan deemed as friendlies while host Vietnam, India, Singapore and Indonesia are the Group F cast.
Group G consists of Myanmar, Malaysia, Pakistan and host Cambodia while Iran, host Bangladesh and Turkmenistan are the Group H cast.
Round 1 of the Qualifiers will be played on March 4-12, 2023 with Round 2 scheduled for June 1-11. The Finals are on March 3 to 16, 2024.