Vietnamwill be in group E at the 2015 Asian Cup's qualifier after a draw on October 9in Melbourne, Australia.
The team will play the UAE, Uzbekistanand Hong Kong teams which are considered tohave similar skill levels.
Vietnamwill play the UAE on February 6 on their home turf, followed by two awaymatches: Hong Kong on March 22 and Uzbekistan on October 15.
The second leg matches will start in November and go untilMarch of 2014.
According to FIFA's October ranking, Vietnam are 140th in the world and 15th in Asia.
The Vietnamteam will finish their training course on October 12, one day earlier thanscheduled, and fly from Nha Trang to Hanoi inpreparation for a friendly match with Indonesia three days later at MyDinh.
They then move to HCM City for the VFF Cup, which starts on October 24.-VNA