The Philippine national Under-14 football team will face tough opposition in what could be its biggest competition so far as the Little Azkals join the qualifiers of the inaugural Asian Football Confederation U-14 Championship in 2014.
The Little Azkals, which have had success in various invitational tournaments abroad this year, will face Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Timor Leste and host Myanmar in Group E of the Southeast Asia zone of the qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Singapore and Cambodia comprise Group F of the ASEAN qualifiers.
The Little Azkals are no strangers to their neighbors in the region, beating the likes of Cambodia, Brunei, Malaysia and even Australia during their stints in several international football festivals this year, including a tournament in Japan last June where they finished third behind host Japan and Indonesia.
In other draw results which were determined last week, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and United Arab Emirates and host Oman comprise Group A, while Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine, Yemen and host Saudi Arabia form Group B to complete the brackets in the West Asia zone.
Group C features Bhutan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Maldives, Afghanistan and host Nepal, while Pakistan, India, Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan and host Iran play in Group D of the Central and South Asia zone.
Meanwhile, China will host Northern Mariana Islands, South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Guam in Group G, as well as Mongolia, Hong Kong, North Korea, Macau and Japan in Group H in the East Asia zone.
Most matches for the qualifiers are expected to be played from February to March next year.
The top two nations from each zone will qualify to the inaugural AFC U-14 Championship 2014 proper.
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