Uzbekistan will play against Australia on 3 November and Thailand on 5 November.

The 16 competing teams play in four groups; the top two teams from each group moves on to the quarters, the top four qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt in 2009.

Group A: Japan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Yemen.

Group B: South Korea, Iraq, the UAE and Syria,

Group C: North Korea, China, Tajikistan and Lebanon.

Group D: Jordan, Australia, Thailand and Uzbekistan.

The quarter-finals are set for 8 November, the semis for 11 November and the final for 14 November. Four semifinalists will qualify to FIFA World Cup U-19.