Malaysia, Indonesia kept apart in AFC U-19 champs
Malaysia and Indonesia have been kept apart in the group stage of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship after the draw was made on Thursday afternoon.
2019 Schedule
All times ET
JapanJPN0TBD
0MYAMYA- JapanJPN1FT
4VENVEN 
KGZKGZ0FT2JapanJPN
TJKTJK0FT3JapanJPN- JapanJPN6FT
0MGLMGL - MYAMYA0FT2JapanJPN
- JapanJPN2FT
0PARPAR 
ECUECU1FT1JapanJPN
URUURU2FT2JapanJPN- JapanJPN0FT
4CHICHI - JapanJPN2FT
0SLVSLV - JapanJPN0FT
0TRITRI - JapanJPN1FT
0BOLBOL - JapanJPN0FT
1COLCOL - JapanJPN1FT
3QATQAT 
IRNIRN0FT3JapanJPN
VIEVIE0FT1JapanJPN- JapanJPN1FT
0KSAKSA - JapanJPN2FT
1UZBUZB 
OMAOMA0FT1JapanJPN- JapanJPN3FT
2TKMTKM
2019 Schedule
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JapanJPN39/1FT2TKMTKM- OMAOMA013/1FT1JapanJPN
- JapanJPN217/1FT1UZBUZB
- JapanJPN121/1FT0KSAKSA
- VIEVIE024/1FT1JapanJPN
- IRNIRN028/1FT3JapanJPN
- JapanJPN11/2FT3QATQAT
- JapanJPN022/3FT1COLCOL
- JapanJPN126/3FT0BOLBOL
- JapanJPN05/6FT0TRITRI
- JapanJPN29/6FT0SLVSLV
- JapanJPN017/6FT4CHICHI
- URUURU220/6FT2JapanJPN
- ECUECU124/6FT1JapanJPN
- JapanJPN25/9FT0PARPAR
- MYAMYA010/9FT2JapanJPN
- JapanJPN610/10FT0MGLMGL
- TJKTJK015/10FT3JapanJPN
- KGZKGZ014/11FT2JapanJPN
- JapanJPN119/11FT4VENVEN
- JapanJPN0TBD0MYAMYA
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Japan beat El Salvador thanks to Nagai brace
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Falcao penalty earns Colombia win over Japan
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2019-21 WCQ Ladder
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 12 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
2019-21 Team LeadersFIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
- Goals
- Assists
RankingsFIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Goal Difference13
Goals Scored13
Assists0
Goals Conceded0