Bangladesh drawn with Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines

Bangladesh have been drawn in Group H of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers alongside Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.

The Group H games will be held in Thailand from September 4-12 this year.

The draw ceremony of the first phase of the qualifying round was held in Kuala Lumpur Thursday.

A total of 43 countries split into 11 groups - 10 of four teams and one of three sides - will compete in the qualifying round in their respective centralized venues.

From the qualifiers, 11 group champions and four best runners-up sides will qualify for the 16-team final round, scheduled to be hosted by Qatar between April 15 to May 3 next year.

The top three teams of the final round will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Groupings

Group A: Jordan (Hosts), Syria, Oman, Brunei

Group B: South Korea (H), Myanmar, Krygyzstan, Qatar

Group C: Vietnam (H), Singapore, Yemen, Guam

Group D: Japan, Bahrain (H), Palestine, Pakistan

Group E: Uzbekistan (H), Iran, Hong Kong, Afghanistan

Group F: Iraq, Kuwait (H), Timor Leste, Macau

Group G: UAE, India, Maldives, China (H)

Group H: Thailand (H), Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines

Group I: Australia, Tajikistan (H), Laos, North Korea

Group J: Saudi Arabia (H), Cambodia, Lebanon, Mongolia

Group K: Turkmenistan, Indonesia (H), Chinese Taipei