, May 29 -- Bangladesh has been placed in four-team Group C of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia' 2026 Qualifiers with former runners-up Vietnam, Yemen and Singapore.

The grouping and fixture of the qualifying round of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup was held at the AFC House in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

All the group matches will be held during September 1 to 9 with Group C matches in Vietnam.

In Group C matches, Bangladesh will play hosts Vietnam on September 1, will face Yemen on Sept 6 and Singapore on Sept 9.

Forty four Asian teams, split into eleven groups, will compete in the meet.

Later, eleven group champion teams, four best group runners-up and hosts Saudi Arabia will play in the 16-team final round to be hel...