Bangladesh footballers will play against Laos in the round-01 of the preliminary joint qualifications for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023, reports UNB.
The draw held at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
A total of 12 Asian nations will participate in the round-1 of both the tournaments.
The teams are: Bangladesh, Laos, Mongolia, Brunei Darussalam, Macau, Sri Lanka, Laos, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Pakistan, Bhutan and Guam.
The first leg of the round-1 will be held on June 06 with the return leg scheduled to kick-off on June 11. The six winners will join top 34 Asian teams in the round-2 qualifiers, scheduled to be held in September.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh ranked 188thand 41st in the FIFA International Ranking and AFC Ranking respectively while Laos remained 184th and 38th.
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