Iran Learns Fate at 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers

Iran has been pitted against Iraq, Turkmenistan and Yemen.

The competition has been scheduled to take place between March 22 and 26 next year.

Group A: Qatar, Oman, Nepal, Afghanistan
Group B: Palestine, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Group C: Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Yemen
Group D: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Lebanon, Maldives
Group E: Jordan, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait
Group F: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan 
Group G: DPR Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mongolia
Group H: Korea Republic, Australia, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei
Group I: Japan, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, Macau
Group J: Malaysia, China, Laos, Philippines 
Group K: Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei

The 11 group winners and four best second-placed teams among all groups will qualify for the Finals, with the host nation of the Finals receiving automatic qualification.

In the event that the host of the Finals, Thailand, finishes among the qualified teams to the Finals (either top of the group or one of the four best second-placed teams), the next (fifth) second-placed team in the ranking among all groups will qualify to the Finals instead.