Vietnam draw into tough group for AFC U19 Champs
The
Vietnamese team will compete in Group C together with the Republic of
Korea, Japan and China, who have been billed as the three strongest
teams in the competition.
Group A will see Myanmar, Iran,
Thailand and Yemen face off against each other, while Group B includes
Uzbekistan, Australia, the UAE and Indonesia. Iraq, the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea, Qatar and Oman will compete in Group D.
Teams will compete in round robin format for the group qualifier beginning on October 9 in Myanmar.
The top two squads of each group will advance to the quarter-finals with the final match scheduled for October 23.
The
last four teams will be the Asian representatives at the World U20
Football Championships in New Zealand which will take place between May
30 and June 20 next year.-VNA