Doha: Hosts Qatar displayed a splendid performance to claim an emphhatic 7-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan at the 2016 AFC U-19 Champions Qualifiers at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha, yesterday.
The home team adopted an aggressive strategy right from the beginning and scored goals at short intervals to claim big win.
The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualifying stage will decide the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship, a youth football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men’s under-19 national teams of their member associations.
A total of 16 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but will also compete in the qualifying stage.
The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship acts as the AFC qualifier for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, with the top four teams qualifying.
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