India grouped with Iran for Asiad football

India has been placed in Group D along with Iran, Hong Kong and the Maldives for the football

competition at the Doha Asian Games, later this year.

Twenty-four national teams will play at the quadrennial Games, out of which 22 qualify directly into Round 2 of the tournament.

Eight sides, who did not participate in the last Games in Busan, are divided into two groups of four, and play in Round 1. The winner of each group will make it to the main competition, where the 24 teams will be divided into six groups.

The Asian Games will be held from December 1 to 15, but the football competition starts on November 28. Iran have won the Asian Games title the most times, in 1974, 1990, 1998 and 2002.

Groups - Round 1

Group A: Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Macau

Group B: Singapore, Syria, Indonesia, Iraq

Groups - Round 2

Group A: Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Winner A

Group B: Korea, Bahrain, Vietnam, Bangladesh

Group C: Thailand, Kuwait, Yemen, Palestine

Group D: Iran, India, Hong Kong, Maldives

Group E: China, Oman, Malaysia, Winner B

Group F: Japan, DPR Korea, Turkmenistan, Pakistan.