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Football: Vietnam readies for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup finals

With home-court advantage, Vietnamese girls beat Iran, Lebanon and lost to Australia to secure a berth in the finals of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation U20 Women’s Asian Cup.
Football: Vietnam readies for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup finals ảnh 1Vietnam readies for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup finals (Photo: VNA)

Phu Tho (VNA) – With home-court advantage, Vietnamesegirls beat Iran, Lebanon and lost to Australia to secure a berth in the finalsof the 2024 Asian Football Confederation U20 Women’s Asian Cup.

Aftersuccessfully organising the first qualifying round of the AFC U20 Women'sChampionship in March 2023, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) continued tobecome host of the second round with Viet Tri stadium in the northern provinceof Phu Tho chosen as the venue for the matches.

Football: Vietnam readies for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup finals ảnh 2Vietnamese girls beat Iran, Lebanon and lost to Australia to secure a berth in the finals of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation U20 Women’s Asian Cup.(Photo: VNA)

Directorof the Centre for Management and Exploitation of the Phu Tho Sports Complex Nguyen Van Ha said that in order to well prepare for the final round of thetournament which will be held in Uzbekistan in 2024, preparations havebeen carefully arranged.

Directorof the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Dac Thuysaid that the office has coordinated with the VFF to regularly check andevaluate the conditions of facilities and accommodations forofficials, delegates, AFC members, and teams./.

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