Pakistan to face Japan, Palestine and Bahrain in U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Pakistan are placed in Group D with Japan, and Palestine and hosts Bahrain for the qualifiers of the AFC under-23 Asian Cup 2024 in Qatar. 

A total of 43 teams, divided into ten groups of four and one group of three, will play the Qualifiers, scheduled from September 4 to 12 later this year.

The official draw was held at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.

Each group will be played at a centralized venue in a single round-robin format. The 11 group winners and four best second-placed teams will join the hosts Qatar for the showpiece event.

The U23 AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2024 will take place between April 15 and May 3 next year.

Pakistan will play the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers for the first time since 2015.

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