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Vietnam earn ticket to AFC U-16 finals

Vietnam have earned a slot to compete in the final round of the AFC U-16 Championship 2018.
Vietnam earn ticket to AFC U-16 finals ảnh 1Vietnam’s U-16 team (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam have earned a slot to compete in the finalround of the AFC U-16 Championship 2018.

Vietnam lost to Australia 1-3 in the final Group I match on September 24, andnow rank second in the group.

[Vietnam loses 1-3 to Australia in AFC U16 qualifier]

There are 45 teams taking part in the qualifier, divided into 10 groups.
The 10 group winners and five best second-placed teams will join hosts Malaysiain the finals.

Nine groups have completed their performance. As the hosts Malaysia rank fourthout of five best second-places teams, the event’s organisers will choose sixbest second-placed teams.

Vietnam are now fifth in the five best second-placed teams.

Regardless of the result of Group H, the last group qualifier, featuring theRepublic of Korea, China, Myanmar and the Philippines, which will start inYangon on September 25-29, Vietnam will still qualify for the finals.

In the Southeast Asia region, besides Malaysia and Vietnam, Thailand (Group G’srunners-up) and Indonesia (winner of Group G) have confirmed their spots at thefinals.

The AFC’s final round will be held in Malaysia from September 20 to October 7.The four teams competing in the semi-finals will get slots to compete in theFIFA World U-17 Championship 2019’s final round in Brazil.-VNA

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