Hanoi (VNA) - Hosts Vietnam are in Group B in the ASEAN U19 FootballChampionship which will be played between August 5-18.
The team is in the same pool with Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Singapore andCambodia.
Malaysia are the defending champion, Thailand have won here for five timeswhile it is four times for Australia.
Vietnam won the title once 11 years ago. They will face Malaysia in the first match on August 6 in Hanoi.
Group A includes Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Laos, Brunei and EastTimor.
Myanmar won in 2003 and 2005 and Indonesia triumphed in 2013. The rest havenever advanced to the final.-VNA