Azkals grouped with hosts Mongolia

The Philippine Azkals. | Picture from PFF Web site.

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Males’s Nationwide Soccer Crew, popularly often called the Philippine Azkals, will probably be grouped with the hosts Mongolia within the upcoming Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers.

The Azkals belong to Group B after the competitors draw final February 24 in Malaysia. The Azkals are grouped with Palestine, Yemen, and Mongolia.

Mongolia will host the Group B’s qualifying matches from June 8 to 14, 2022 in its capital in Ulaanbaatar. 

In the meantime, Group A is comprised of Jordan, Kuwaiit, Indonesia, and Nepal. Group C has Uzbekistan, Thailand, Maldives, and Sri Lanka. 

Group D consists of India, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Cambodia whereas Group E is performed between Bahrain, Turkmenistan, and Bangladesh. Lastly, Group F has Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Myanmar, and Singapore. 

The highest group along with the 5 greatest second positioned groups within the qualifiers will ebook a ticket to the ultimate spherical to be held  in China in 2023. 

The Azkals look to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup for the second straight time after they made it within the 2019 version for the primary time in Dubai, UAE.

Nevertheless, they had been booted out of the event after ending on the backside of the group stage within the 2019 version of the AFC Cup. They misplaced all three matches in opposition to Kyrgyzstan, China, and South Korea. 

The final time the Azkals noticed motion was in the course of the Asean Soccer Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in Singapore final yr. 

They had been additionally booted out of the event in the course of the group stage. They completed their marketing campaign at third place in Group A with six factors off two victories and two defeats. 

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