China to host 4-nation football tourney

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IANS Qinhuangdao (China)
Last Updated : Sep 24 2013 | 12:50 PM IST

China will open the under-18 four-nation football tournament here Tuesday.

The five-day tournament features Mexico, the runner-up in the 2011 world youth championship, Croatia, South Korea and hosts China, reports Xinhua.

China U18 coach Li Bing said this tournament is a warm-up event ahead of the qualifying tournament for the AFC Asian under-19 championship.

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First Published: Sep 24 2013 | 12:44 PM IST

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