New Delhi, The India U-23 males’s nationwide workforce was on Thursday drawn in Group H of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers and can play in opposition to hosts Qatar, Bahrain, and Brunei Darussalam.
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The draw was carried out on the AFC Home in Kuala Lumpur.
Qatar, the highest-seeded workforce among the many 4, will host Group H, with the matches slated to be performed between September 1 to 9.
A complete of 44 groups had been divided into 11 teams of 4 every. The group winners and the 4 greatest runners-up, alongside hosts Saudi Arabia, will full the forged of 16 groups for the seventh version of the AFC U23 Asian Cup, which can happen in January 2026.
The seedings for the draw had been based mostly on a factors system derived from the groups’ last rankings throughout the earlier three editions of the event. India had been positioned in Pot 3.
India had earlier appointed Naushad Moosa as the top coach of their U-23 nationwide workforce.
Moosa takes cost from June 1, when the Blue Colts assemble in Kolkata for a coaching camp, earlier than flying off to Tajikistan to play two publicity matches in opposition to Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic .
The India U-23s will utilise all of the FIFA worldwide home windows to set camp and play publicity friendlies to organize for the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers, the All India Soccer Federation mentioned.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers draw:
Group A: Jordan , Turkmenistan, Chinese language Taipei, Bhutan
Group B: Japan, Kuwait, Myanmar , Afghanistan
Group C: Vietnam , Yemen, Singapore, Bangladesh
Group D: Australia, China , Timor-Leste, Northern Mariana Islands
Group E: Uzbekistan, Palestine, Kyrgyz Republic , Sri Lanka
Group F: Thailand , Malaysia, Lebanon, Mongolia
Group G: Iraq, Cambodia , Oman, Pakistan
Group H: Qatar , Bahrain, India, Brunei Darussalam
Group I: United Arab Emirates , IR Iran, Hong Kong China, Guam
Group J: Korea Republic, Indonesia , Laos, Macau
Group Okay: Tajikistan, Syria, Philippines, Nepal.