Riyadh will host the Group B matches, featuring UAE's Al Jazira, Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab and three-time AFC Cup winners Air Force Club of Iraq, besides Mumbai City.
Having organised numerous VAR courses and seminars since March 2017, the AFC has a proven track record in the implementation of the VAR system which has been endorsed by both FIFA and the IFAB.
India U19 football team had a disappointing outing at the AFC Championships qualifiers, where they failed to score a single goal in three games.
Korea Republic are already being touted as probable champions having scored 12 goals from their three group league matches without conceding any.
India ended their Group C engagements with five points from three matches. Their previous best performance came way back in 2002 when they finished the group stage with four points.
A day after Jeakson Singh scored an epic goal which is the first by an Indian, Chhetri, who is getting ready for the AFC CUP qualifier against Macau could not stop raving about it.
India beat Palestine (3-0), drew against Nepal (2-2) and group toppers Iraq (0-0) to collect five points and finished second in the group qualifying round.
India have won all four of their qualifying matches so far, the wins coming against Laos in the playoff round, and Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the group stage of the third round.
India have won nine international matches, including an unofficial game against Bhutan, on the trot.
For India, it was their second consecutive defeat after their loss against Syria in their campaign opener. Qatar, the more fancied side, struggled to find their rhythm as India put up a spirited performance.
Washington: President Barack Obama is weighing into the controversy over deflated footballs and says the National Football League should be considering how officials can control game balls.Obama says until the New England Patriots used deflated
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