Last Updated: May 11, 2023, 18:09 IST
India draw with Syria, Uzbekistan and Australia for Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup (Twitter)
The Indian males’s soccer staff will face Syria, Uzbekistan and Australia on the Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup
The Indian males’s soccer staff have been drawn alongside Syria, Uzbekistan and 2015 champions Australia in Group B of the AFC Asian Cup after the draw ceremony was held on the Katara Opera House in Doha, Qatar on Thursday.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey and males’s staff head coach Igor Stimac have been in attendance with Indian legend and present head coach of India’s U20 ladies’s staff, Maymol Rocky was a part of the proceedings as one of many draw conductors.
Indian males’s soccer staff have now certified for back-to-back editions of the AFC Asian Cup for the primary time in their historical past. India have certified for the AFC Asia Cups in 2019, 2011, 1984, 1964 and now 2023.
Hosts and defending champions Qatar are the highest seeded staff in Group A with their title defence to start towards two-time runners-up China PR, Tajikistan and Lebanon.
Three-time winners Iran, 1996 runners-up United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and Palestine will vie for the knockout stage spots in Group C whereas report four-time winners Japan, Indonesia, 2007 champions Iraq and Vietnam have been drawn in Group D.
Twice champions South Korea, the highest seeded staff in Group E, could have Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain to deal with whereas Group F could have three-time winners Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyz Republic and Oman preventing for the knockout stage spots.
How the teams take care of the AFC Asian Cup draw –
A – Qatar, China, Tajikistan, Lebanon
B – Australia, Uzbekistan, Syria, India
C – Iran, UAE, Hong Kong, Palestine
D – Japan, Indonesia, Iraq, Vietnam
E – South Korea, Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain
F – Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyz Republic, Oman
AFC Asian Cup 2023 Draw Highlights
The prime two sides from every group and the 4 finest third-placed groups will advance to the Round of 16 at Qatar 2023.
The AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar is scheduled for January 12 to February 10, 2024 guarantees and guarantees to be an exhilarating affair with seven former winners among the many 24 groups.
The delayed quadrennial continental match is being held in Qatar after unique hosts China stood down as a result of nation’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
(With inputs from Agencies)
