LAHORE: Pakistan will face Iraq, Oman and Cambodia in their bid to reach next year’s AFC Under-23 Asian Cup after the draws for the qualifiers were held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

The four-team Group ‘G’ will be played in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh with Pakistan opening their campaign against Iraq on Sept 3 before facing the hosts three days later. They will wrap up their group fixtures with a clash against Oman on Sept 9.

The team that finishes top of the group will advance to the Under-23 Asian Cup with the four-best second-placed teams across the 11 qualifying groups also securing a spot at the 16-team tournament in Saudi Arabia, who have qualified automatically as hosts.

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2025

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