Vietnam in Group I of AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam
are in Group I of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup
qualification, together with Myanmar, Hong Kong (China) and Taiwan (China),
according to a draw held in Malaysia on July 9.
The qualification is
scheduled to take place from October 23 to 31 this year.
A total of 42 teams
will compete at the competition, including 19 East Zone squads from East and
Southeast Asia.
Due to COVID-19, in
each group, teams play each other in a round-robin format at a concentrated venue. The 11 group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the
final tournament, slated for next June in Uzbekistan.
Vietnam were
runners-up at the 2018 AFC U23 Asian Cup hosted by China.
As players born in
1999 and later are eligible to compete in the tournament, Doan Van Hau, Nguyen
Van Toan and Bui Hoang Viet Anh are hoped to be prominent members of the team
this time./.