Draw for Asiad soccer event

Draw for Asiad soccer event

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP): World Cup participants South Korea will take on China, while Saudi Arabia will play Kuwait in the opening games of the Hiroshima Asian Games men's football tournament in October.

At a draw meeting held here Wednesday, 22 men's teams were divided into five groups in the preliminary round robin first stage with one of the top five countries leading each group.

The Beijing Asian Games gold medalist, Iran, will meet Oman in their first match spearheading Group A, which also includes Uzbekistan, Bahrain and Yemen.

Thailand, fourth place finisher at the Beijing Games, was drawn against United Arab Emirates, Turkmenistan, India and Mongolia in Group B, while bronze winner South Korea will also play Kazakhstan and Indonesia in Group C.