HONG KONG: Southeast Asian champions Thailand will take on 2011 Asian Cup semi-finalists Uzbekistan in the next round of qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup finals in June.
The pair were drawn in Group C, which will be played in Uzbekistan, alongside the Maldives and Sri Lanka in the third round of qualifying for the continental championship.
The 24-team finals are due to be played in China in June 2023.
Only the winners of each of the six groups are guaranteed to advance, with the five runners-up with the best…
