{"id":26561,"date":"2016-04-07T09:01:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T09:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=26561"},"modified":"2016-04-07T09:01:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T09:01:07","slug":"afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-qualifiers-draw-india-to-play-laos-in-play-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=26561","title":{"rendered":"AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers draw: India to play Laos in play-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-26560\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/India-have-been-drawn-to-play-against-Laos-in-the-AFC-Asian-Cup-UAE-2019-Qualifiers-play-off-in-June-2016.jpg\" alt=\"India have been drawn to play against Laos in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers play off in June 2016\" width=\"260\" height=\"160\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/India-have-been-drawn-to-play-against-Laos-in-the-AFC-Asian-Cup-UAE-2019-Qualifiers-play-off-in-June-2016.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/India-have-been-drawn-to-play-against-Laos-in-the-AFC-Asian-Cup-UAE-2019-Qualifiers-play-off-in-June-2016-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>NEW DELHI: India will face Laos in the AFC AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers play-off, the draw for which was held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (April 7).<\/p>\n<p>India who were in Pot B among the 10 Teams first play their away match in Laos on June 2 while the Home leg is slated to be held on June 7, 2016. The venues for both the matches haven&rsquo;t been finalized as yet.<\/p>\n<p>A win against Laos will ensure India a place in the final Qualifiers for the AFC 2019 Asian Cup which is to be held in UAE. 12 Teams have already qualified for the 2019 Asian Cup and 24 Teams would be competing for the next 12 slots for the coveted Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the-aiff, National Coach Stephen Constantine mentioned it will be a &ldquo;difficult match.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a tricky draw. Laos are never to be underestimated. They have been in a very difficult group in the (Preliminary Round 2) and gave good account of themselves considering the Teams they faced,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We will have to be ata our best.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>AIFF Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-26560\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/India-have-been-drawn-to-play-against-Laos-in-the-AFC-Asian-Cup-UAE-2019-Qualifiers-play-off-in-June-2016.jpg\" alt=\"India have been drawn to play against Laos in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers play off in June 2016\" width=\"260\" height=\"160\" style=\"margin: 4px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/India-have-been-drawn-to-play-against-Laos-in-the-AFC-Asian-Cup-UAE-2019-Qualifiers-play-off-in-June-2016.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/India-have-been-drawn-to-play-against-Laos-in-the-AFC-Asian-Cup-UAE-2019-Qualifiers-play-off-in-June-2016-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>NEW DELHI: India will face Laos in the AFC AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers play-off, the draw for which was held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (April 7).<\/p>\n<p>India who were in Pot B among the 10 Teams first play their away match in Laos on June 2 while the Home leg is slated to be held on June 7, 2016. The venues for both the matches haven&rsquo;t been finalized as yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[15892,12975,15893,13384,11624],"class_list":["post-26561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-afc-afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-qualifiers-play-off","tag-football-news","tag-india-vs-laos","tag-indian-football-team","tag-stephen-constantine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers draw: India to play Laos in play-off - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=26561\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers draw: India to play Laos in play-off - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NEW DELHI: India will face Laos in the AFC AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers play-off, the draw for which was held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (April 7). 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