Qatar Pitted in Group D in AFC U-19

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Friday, April 25th 2014 04:04 PM

Yangon: Qatar werepitted in Group D in the AFC U-19 Championship 2014 where they will face Korea DPR as well as Iraq and Oman. The 16-nation competition will be staged in the two venues of Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw in October with the top four teams qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be played in New Zealand next year. The semi-finalists of the AFC U-19 Championship 2012 Uzbekistan and Australia will join the previous edition’s hosts UAE and Indonesia in Group B. Both Uzbekistan and Australia had managed a place in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey where Uzbekistan bowed out in the quarter-finals. The Group A and B matches will be played at the Yangon’s Youth Training Centre Stadium while the Group C and D matches will be held at the Zeyar Thiri Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw. The semi-finals and final will be staged in Yangon. The Groups: Group A: Myanmar, Iran, Thailand, Yemen Group B: Uzbekistan, Australia, UAE, Indonesia Group C: Korea Republic, Japan, China, Vietnam Group D: Iraq, DPR Korea, Qatar, Oman