Bangladesh men's football team was grouped with India, Hong Kong and Singapore in Group C in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers, starting in March, at a draw held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today.

Bangladesh will start their campaign with an away match against India on March 25.

Bangladesh were last grouped alongside India in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifers were they drew the away game 1-1 but lost the return leg 2-0 which was held in Doha instead of Dhaka due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, Bangladesh were slotted in Group E alongside Bahrain, Malaysia and Turkmenistan and finished last in the group with zero wins.

In the day's draw, 24 teams were split into six groups of four each. The group matches will be held in a round-robin format on a home-away basis between March 25, 2025 and March 31, 2026.

Group A: Tajikistan, Philippines, Maldives, Timor-Leste

Group B: Lebanon, Yemen, Bhutan, Brunei

Group C: Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong , Singapore

Group D: Thailand, Turkmenistan, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka

Group E: Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Pakistan

Group F: Vietnam, Malaysia, Nepal, Laos