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.
The anticipation echoes through all 4️⃣2️⃣ sides as the 2024 #AFCU23 Qualifiers Draw concludes!
📆 September 4-12, 2023
1️⃣5️⃣ spots are up for grabs. Who will join hosts 🇶🇦 Qatar in the Finals? pic.twitter.com/HCecWVo7pK
— #WAC2026 (@afcasiancup) May 25, 2023
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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