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The draw of the 2018 AFC Asian Cup U-19 soccer championship. (the-afc.com/the-afc.com)
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ost Indonesia has been drawn in Group A with giants the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar as well as Chinese Taipei in the AFC Asian Cup Under-19 soccer tournament, which will be held in the country from Oct. 18 to Nov. 4.
The draw took place in Jakarta on Friday, reported Antara.
The UAE won the cup in 2008, while Qatar won the trophy in 2014. In the meantime, Indonesia nailed the 1961 title, while Chinese Taipei's best finish was third in the 1966 cup.
Indonesia's coach Indra Syafri admitted that his young guns would play against tough teams in the group stage. He, however, was confident that the squad would reach the semifinals as expected.
“You are looking at Asia’s 16 best [teams in the cup], but nothing is impossible. It is our job to train the boys and lead them to the semifinals."
“In the meantime, we also have to strategize if we reach the quarterfinals, where we will face Group B teams [Japan, Iraq, Thailand or North Korea],” he added.
