National Teams – Age-group ● Jul 09, 2021
Singapore to face Korea Republic in AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers
SINGAPORE, 9 JULY 2021 – Singapore has been drawn in Group H for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship 2022 Qualifiers.
Singapore will play host to defending champions Korea Republic, Timor-Leste and the Philippines for the group stage, which is set to take place from 23 October to 31 October. A total of 11 groups from both the West and East Zone will contest the qualifiers, with the group winners and four best second-placed teams set to advance to the final stage. The AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022, the fifth edition of the tournament, will be held in Uzbekistan in June 2022.
? Presenting the 1️⃣1️⃣ groups for #AFCU23 Qualifiers!
The competition will be played from Oct 23-31, 2021.
Which 15 teams will join ?? Uzbekistan in the 2022 Finals? pic.twitter.com/oF5PtHe3cg
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) July 9, 2021
Singapore narrowly missed out on the 2020 tournament despite its best-ever showing out of four appearances during qualifying. Singapore claimed a 3-1 victory over hosts Mongolia and 1-1 draws with both Hong Kong and DPR Korea to finish second in the group stage. DPR Korea finished top of the group to progress to the finals in Thailand, where Korea Republic defeated Saudi Arabia to claim the crown.
Hosts Uzbekistan have already received direct qualification into the Finals but will also participate in the qualifiers. Their match results will not be taken into account when calculating the group ranking and best-positioned teams among all groups.
