Asian soccer finalists may spend a restless night in Beirut, awaiting the finals draw that will put them in three groups by Peter Philaban, the Secretary General of the Asian Soccer Federation (ASF).
The twelve participants are; Iraq, Iran, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Kuwait, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the hosting country Lebanon.
Primary preparations set the three hosting fields for the 15-day-event, starting on October 12th.
The first group will play at Beirut Sports City, where both the semifinal and final will be played, while the Second group will move to the north side of the capital to play in Tarablous playground, and the third will head south to Sida's field, which will host the quarter final round of the event.
Following the draw, a press conference will be held for the managers of the competing teams - (Several Sources).
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