AFC Asian Cup: India drawn with heavyweights Australia, Syria in tough Group B

Doha: The Indian men’s football team on Thursday drew a tough group as it was clubbed with heavyweights Australia, Syria and Uzbekistan in the 2024 AFC Asian Cup, to be held in Doha in January. India, who have had a successful qualifying campaign for the continental showpiece, were in pot 4 in the draw that was conducted in Doha. India will be in Group B in the tournament proper. Twenty-four teams were divided into four pots, and drawn into six groups of four teams each for the tournament that was originally scheduled to take place in China this summer. India have qualified for back-to-back editions of the tournament for the first time. The one in Qatar’s capital will be their fifth appearance in the tournament.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐖 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 ✅

🇮🇳 India are placed in Group B of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 🏆

🇦🇺 Australia
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇸🇾 Syria

How are we feeling, #BlueTigers 🐯 fans?🙌#AsianCup2023 🏆 #BackTheBlue 💙 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/xK4O2gC4SR

— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) May 11, 2023

In the last edition, India started with a convincing win against Thailand but lost their last two matches to bow out of the tournament after raising hopes. Qatar as hosts were automatically drawn in Group A and will play the tournament opener. Iran were placed in Group C as Japan were drawn in Group D. South Korea were placed in Group E while Saudi Arabia were drawn in Group F. Groupings: Group A — Qatar, China, Tajikistan, Lebanon Group B — Australia, Uzbekistan, Syria, India Group C — Iran, UAE, Hong Kong, Palestine Group D — Japan, Indonesia, Iraq, Vietnam Group E — South Korea, Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain Group F — Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyz Republic, Oman. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.