U-16 draw: Uzbekistan get Yemen, Palestine and Maldives

Tue, 30 Nov, -0001

U-16 draw: Uzbekistan get Yemen, Palestine and Maldives

Kuala Lumpur: Defending champions Uzbekistan will face Yemen, Palestine and the Maldives in Group B of the AFC U-16 Championship 2014 qualifiers as the pathway to next year’s finals was revealed to the 43 participating nations at the tournament draw held at AFC House on Friday.

The Group winners of the 10 groups and the best five runners-up will join host Thailand in the finals of the next year’s competition. The AFC U-16 Championship started back in 1985 and the finals in Bangkok would be the 16th edition of the competition.

Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Jordan, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan will host the matches of the West Zone while Laos the hosts of East Zone, apart from Laos hosting Group H, will be confirmed later.

The sides finishing at the top four positions will qualify to represent Asia in the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in Chile in 2015.

Groups

**Group A** **Group B** **Group C** **Group D** **Group E** **Group F** **Group G** **Group H** **Group I** **Group J** 
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                <span style="font-size:9px;">India</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Yemen</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Singapore</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Indonesia</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Tajikistan</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Lebanon</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Sri Lanka</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Guam</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Philippines</span>


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                <span style="font-size:9px;">Macau</span>


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