AIFF mentioned that the Exposure tour arranged by All India Football Federation is keeping in mind the U-19 AFC Qualifiers which will be held in Doha in the first week of October.
The nucleus of the squad had represented India in the Final Phase of the AFC U-16 Competition in Tehran in 2012 where the Indian colts came agonisingly close to a Quarterfinal berth. The top-four of the Competition eventually earned a ticket to the U-17 World Cup. Besides, India U-19 would also be playing a match against a U-19 Shanghai U-19 City Team.
The 26-member Squad leaves for Shanghai on August 5 (Monday).
Nepal U-19 team have been grouped with India, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Turkmenistan in AFC U-19 Qualifiers, which will start from October 2 in Doha, Qatar. Korea Republic, who edged Iraq in the final of the competition in 2012, have won the competition 12 times since it started in 1959.
The Group winners of the nine groups; five from West Zone and four from East will book a ticket to the October 2014 finals alongside with six best-placed sides and hosts Myanmar.
Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand and China are hosting the qualifiers involving 40 countries across the continent.
The AFC U-19 Championship also serve as the qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the top-four sides of the 2014 edition booking a place each in the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in New Zealand in 2015.
The finals, to be held in Myanmar for the very first time, are the 38th edition of the competition.
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