Warsaw, Poland: Qatar were drawn to play Ukraine, Nigeria and the United states in the Under-20 World Cup in Poland.

The young Qataris open the U-20 World Cup on Friday, May 24 against Nigeria, face Ukraine on May 27  and finishes the group phase versus The United States on Thursday, May 30.

Qatar will play all of their group stage matches at Tychy City Stadium in Tychy.

Sixteen teams advance to the second round – the top two in each group and the best four third-place teams. The final is in Lodz on June 15.

Qatar secured its spot in the tournament with a top-four finish at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia where they lost to Republic of Korea in the semifinals.

This tournament will mark Qatar’s fourth appearance in the competition,  the second in the span of four years.

The rest of the draw:

Group A – Colombia, Poland, Senegal, Tahiti
Group B – Ecuador, Japan, Italy, Mexico
Group C – Honduras, New Zealand, Norway, Uruguay
Group E – France, Mali, Panama, Saudi Arabia
Group F – Argentina, Portugal, South Africa South Korea