DOHA - Qatar Football Association (QFA) announced Monday the national team's 27-player squad gearing up to participate in the 2023 U-20 AFC Asian Cup due to be held in Uzbekistan.

The tournament leads to the FIFA U-20 World Cup .Qatar were drawn in Group B along with Australia, runners up of the 2010 edition, Iran and Vietnam, the semi-finalist of the 2016 edition.

The team Qatar who claimed the 2014 trophy in Myanmar, qualified for the tournament as leaders of Group B in the AFC qualifiers with 12 points.

Source: Qatar Olympic Committee