Vietnam in pot 4 for AFC U19 tournament draw
The Asian Football Federation (AFC) has announced the seeds for the 2016 AFC U19 Championship final round draw to be held in Bahrain on April 30.
Vietnam vs Thailand in a recent U19 match. (Photo: thethaovietnam.vn)Hanoi (VNA) - The Asian Football Federation (AFC) has announced the seeds for the 2016 AFC U19 Championship final round draw to be held in Bahrain on April 30.
Vietnam are in pot 4 with Iran, Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan.
Pot 1 consists of hosts Bahrain, Qatar, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Uzbekistan. Pot 2 includes Japan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and China. While Australia, Iraq, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Yemen are in Pot 3.
The tournament will take place from October 13-30.
A total of 16 teams will play in the final tournament, including Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.-VNA
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