AFC U-16 Championship News
The India U-16 national team played a 1-1 draw against hosts Uzbekistan on Sunday to finish on top of Group B and qualify for the AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain 2020 to be held next year.
The U-16 side made short work of Turkmenistan (5-0) on the opening day of the qualifiers, and courtesy the result they are on an unbeaten run of 12 matches, a fact that head coach Bibiano Fernandes is extremely cautious about.
The coach said he was extremely proud of his side's performance throughout the tournament.
The win will ensure a maiden semifinal appearance and a ticket to the 2018 FIFA U17 World Cup in Peru.
India qualified as one of the six best second-placed teams from the group matches of qualifying round. All the matches of each of the 10 groups were played in a single venue.
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