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The journey to reach the 2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup – Uzbekistan Finals starts on Monday with the first of eight groups swinging into action.
Round 1 of the Qualifiers – which will feature 28 teams – will start in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic with Guam playing Australia in Group C.
The eight group winners will progress to Round 2, where the four best sides will earn a spot in the Finals where they will join the three highest seeds from the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Thailand – champions Japan, North Korea and South Korea – and host nation Uzbekistan.
China, hosts Laos, Hong Kong and Philippines are in Group A of Round 1 while Group B will see Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands and hosts Palestine vying for the top spot.
Group C has Australia, Kyrgyz Republic and Guam with Lebanon, hosts Jordan, Mongolia and Bhutan the teams in Group D.
Hosts Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Tajikistan will fight for the Group E top spot with matches against Uzbekistan deemed as friendlies while hosts Vietnam, India, Singapore and Indonesia are the Group F cast.
Group G consists of Myanmar, Malaysia and hosts Cambodia while Iran, hosts Bangladesh and Turkmenistan are the Group H cast.
Round 1 of the Qualifiers will be played on March 6-12, 2023 with Round 2 scheduled for June 1-11. The Finals are on March 3 to 16, 2024.
