KUALA LUMPUR: Hosts Qatar has been drawn in Group B of AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers.
The draw was held on Thursday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
16 teams will form the final cast at the tournament from April 15 to May 3, 2024.
The hopefuls were divided into 11 groups – 10 groups of four teams each, with the last group containing three.
Qatar, meanwhile, will play in the Qualifiers for exposure with their matches classified as friendlies.
To be played from September 4 to 12 this year, Group A of the Qualifiers will have hosts Jordan, Syria, Oman and Brunei Darussalam vying for the sole automatic ticket to the Finals.
Group B will see 2020 champions Korea Republic (H), Myanmar, Kyrgyz Republic and Qatar contesting with Vietnam (H), Singapore, Yemen and Guam the Group C cast.
Japan, the 2016 champions, are the top seeds in Group D with Bahrain (H), Palestine and Pakistan their challengers while 2018 champions Uzbekistan (H), Islamic Republic of Iran, Hong Kong, China and Afghanistan were drawn in Group E.
