India has been placed in Group G along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Maldives and China for the qualifiers for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup football tournament to be held in Qatar next year. The official draw for the tournament was carried out at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Group G matches are to be played in China from September 6 to 12. A total of 43 teams will participate in the qualifiers, which have been divided into 11 groups. In these, there are four teams in 10 groups while there are also three teams in one group. The matches of each group are to be played on a round robin basis at the same venue. The top team from each group and the four best second placed teams will qualify for the U-23 Asia Cup.
Qatar has been given direct entry into the tournament as the host. The tournament will be played from April 15 to May 3 next year. The AFC U-23 Asian Cup is also going to act as a qualifier for the Paris Olympics. The top three teams in this competition will directly qualify for the Olympics while the fourth team will be seen playing in the playoffs.
India is scheduled to play its first match in the AFC U-23 Asian Qualifiers against Maldives on September 6. After which he had to face China on 9th September and United Arab Emirates on 12th September.
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