2024-03-02T14:07:19+00:00
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/ (8) groups are awaiting the draw for the fifth West Asian Federation U-23 Championship, which is hosted by the Saudi Federation within the metropolis of Al-Ahsa from 20 to 26 March 2024.
The draw will probably be held at ten o’clock tomorrow morning, Sunday, the third of March, on the headquarters of the West Asian Soccer Federation in Amman, and will probably be broadcast stay on the Federation’s YouTube channel.
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq and the Emirates are collaborating within the match, and they’re among the many groups that certified from the West Asia area to the continental finals – Qatar 2024, which had expressed and confirmed their participation within the match, along with the groups of South Korea, Thailand, Australia and Egypt as company, and in response to a particular invitation from the West Asian Federation. For them to take part on this version.
A directed draw system will probably be adopted to maintain the groups in the identical teams within the AFC U-23 Finals away from dealing with one another within the match as a lot as attainable.
Through the draw, the groups will probably be distributed into 4 teams, with two groups in every group, who will meet in a single match within the first spherical, then the winner will transfer to the semi-finals, and after that the 2 winners will qualify for the ultimate match, with the 2 losers assembly to find out the third and fourth locations, along with As well as, two matches will probably be held, one to find out the fifth and sixth locations, and the opposite for seventh and eighth.
The West Asian Federation was eager to implement this method within the match as a way to present the most important attainable variety of matches in opposition to the groups, particularly for the reason that match precedes its participation within the AFC U-23 Cup finals scheduled within the Qatari capital, Doha, in April 2024.
This date for the match was additionally chosen to offer the regional groups that certified for this continental competitors the chance to arrange and put together.
Inviting groups from outdoors the area comes as a continuation of the West Asian Federation’s plans to broaden the scope of participation, and pave the way in which for nationwide federation groups to play matches with opponents from outdoors the area for the aim of range and gaining extra expertise.
The participation of groups outdoors the area within the fifth U-23 championship is one other expertise after the fourth version of the identical match, which was held final summer time of 2023, when the Iranian nationwide crew was invited, along with the eighth West Asian Federation Girls’s Championship that was not too long ago concluded in Jeddah, which witnessed the participation of the Guam nationwide crew. And Nepal.
It’s noteworthy that the fourth version of the match was held in Iraq in 2023, and the host crew received the title on the expense of the Iranian crew.