The youth national football team of Turkmenistan (U-23) will be in the first pot during the draw for the qualifying round of the 2024 Asian Cup, which will be held on May 25 in Kuala Lumpur. The broadcast will start at 13:00 Ashgabat time, according to Inside World Football.
In addition to Turkmenistan, the teams of Japan, Australia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates got into the first basket. Thus, the Turkmen footballers will definitely not play with the above teams.
Based on the results of the draw, 44 teams will be divided into 11 groups. The group winners, as well as the top four runners-up, will qualify for the 2024 Asian Cup Final in Qatar in 2024. The Qatar national team, as the host, directly qualified for the final stage of the tournament.
The Asian Football Confederation has chosen 11 countries - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, China, Indonesia, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam as the venue for the 2024 Asian Cup (U-23) qualifying groups. Matches will be held from 4 to 12 September 2023.