The draw for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship on Thursday saw Malaysia placed in Group D, alongside Qatar, Yemen and Tajikistan.
The finals, which will be held in Uzbekistan from October 14 to 31, will also provide the eventual semi-finalists with a spot in the 2021 U-20 World Cup.
The #AFCU19 Uzbekistan 2020 draw results. Most exciting group? ud83eudd14
The tournament will be held from October 14-31, 2020.#StarsOfTomorrow pic.twitter.com/YFJSpTbSSUInterestingly, although all three of Malaysia's group opponents look to be formidable opponents, the players that make up the current Malaysia U-19 team have beaten Tajikistan before.