India U20 face Yemen in two friendlies in Bengaluru

The Indian U20 men's football team will play two closed-door friendlies against Yemen at the Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on August 20 and 23. Telangana Today reports that the matches are part of preparations for the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers.

These will be India's third and fourth friendlies of the camp, following two victories over Singapore at the same venue on August 3 and 6. The Blue Colts won those matches 3-0 and 1-0 respectively. India and Yemen have only met once before at this age-group, a goalless draw in the AFC U19 Championship Qualifiers in 2017.

After the friendlies, the team will travel to Tashkent on August 26, five days before the qualifiers, to acclimatise. India will open their campaign against Syria on August 31, followed by Uzbekistan on September 3 and Bangladesh on September 6.