At the end of the golden month of October, on October 26th at 3:00pm sharp, the draw for the final stage of the 41st U20 Asian Cup 2023 was held in the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. With the announcement of the group results, the roadmap of the tournament for the participating teams also emerged. Our U20 National Youth Football Team was unfortunately placed in the highly competitive Group D. They will face Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan and other strong opponents in turn, and the entire group stage will start from March 1 to 18, 2023 in Uzbekistan.
The groupings for this year's U20 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan are as follows:
Group A: Uzbekistan (host), Indonesia, Iraq, Syria
Group B: Qatar, Australia, Viet Nam, Iran
Group C: Korea, Tajikistan, Jordan, Oman
Group D: Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, Kyrgyzstan
First round group stage matchups scheduled:
Group A: Uzbekistan v. Syria, Iraq v. Indonesia
Group B: Syria v Iran, Vietnam v Australia
Group C: South Korea v Oman, Jordan v Tajikistan
Group D: Saudi Arabia v Kyrgyzstan, China v Japan
Group stage second round preview:
Group A: Syria v. Indonesia, Uzbekistan v. Iraq
Group B: Iran v Australia, Qatar v Vietnam
Group C: Oman v Tajikistan, South Korea v Jordan
Group D: Kyrgyzstan v Japan, Saudi Arabia v China
Group stage third round fixtures:
Group A: Syria v Iraq, Indonesia v Uzbekistan
Group B: Iran v Vietnam, Australia v Qatar
Group C: Oman v Jordan, Tajikistan v South Korea
Group D: Kyrgyzstan v China, Japan v Saudi Arabia
Quarterfinal matchup table:
1A vs. 2B (QF1), 1B vs. 2A (QF2), 1C vs. 2D (QF3), 1D vs. 2C (QF4)
Semifinal matchup:
QF1 vs. QF3 (SF1), QF2 vs. QF4 (SF2)
Final Final Chapter:
SF1 vs SF2
The exciting final stage of the 41st U20 Asian Cup will be played from March 1-18, 2023 in Uzbekistan. Four of the most outstanding teams will then join Indonesia to represent Asia in the 23rd U20 World Cup Indonesia 2023. The final stage of the 23rd U20 World Cup will also be held from May 20 to June 11, 2023 in Indonesia.
