India U20 to play Yemen in two friendlies ahead of AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

India U20 will play two closed-door friendlies against Yemen in Bengaluru on August 20 and 23 as part of preparations for the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers before departing for Tashkent later this month

New Delhi: The Indian U20 men’s team will play two friendly matches against Yemen at the Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on August 20 and 23, as part of their preparations for the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers.

Both matches will be played behind closed doors.

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These will be India’s third and fourth friendly matches of the training camp, following two victories over Singapore at the same venue on August 3 and 6. The Blue Colts won those contests 3-0 and 1-0 respectively.

India and Yemen have only met once before at this age-group, having played a goalless draw in the AFC U19 Championship Qualifiers in 2017.

Following the friendlies, the Blue Colts will travel to Tashkent on August 26, five days before the AFC Qualifiers, to acclimatise to the local conditions and get additional training time.

India will open their campaign against Syria on August 31, before facing Uzbekistan on September 3 and Bangladesh on September 6.