Following today’s draw for the forthcoming Asian Games in China, the men’s team from Bangladesh will compete in the group stage against teams from India, the country that will be hosting the event, China, as well as Myanmar.
Jamal Bhuiyan will be the captain of the men’s Olympic squad, which will be represented by the red and green athletes. The top two teams from each of the six groups, as well as the four teams with the best third-place finishes, will advance to the round of 16.
In the meanwhile, the women’s team from Bangladesh were put in Group D, which was one of the five groups, with the teams from Japan, Vietnam, and Nepal. Former World Cup winners Japan and Vietnam are also competing in the present FIFA ladies’s World Cup, and the ladies in red and green will have an uphill struggle against Japan and Vietnam if they want to win the competition.
In this scenario, the four teams who finish in first place in their respective groups and the top three second-placed teams would go on to the quarterfinals.
This year’s edition of the multi-sport competition that takes place every four years is set to run from September 23 to October 8. On the other hand, the football season won’t get underway until September 19.