The Vietnam Olympic football team under the guidance of coach Hoang Anh Tuan team gear up for ASIAD 19 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Olympic footballteam under the guidance of coach Hoang Anh Tuan on September 7 gathered toprepare for the upcoming ASIAD 19 in Hangzhou, China, according to the Vietnam FootballFederation.
However, coach Hoang Anh Tuan does not have manyoptions in selecting players as many Olympic players are now competing in the 2024 U23 Asian qualifiers as members of the Vietnam U23 team. The regulations of the ASIAD 19 Organising Committee, which requires that each team can register a maximum of 30 playersand the preliminary list must be submitted four months before the tournament, also limit the choices.
As a result, half of the team can only show up for training after the 2024 U23 Asian qualifiers wrap up on September 12. This means the team will have only about four days to practice with all theplayers before leaving for ASIAD 19 on September 16.
In China, coach Hoang Anh Tuan will have two more daysto complete the final preparation before the team play their first match onSeptember 19.
In the first phase of training at the Vietnam YouthFootball Training Center, the Vietnam Olympic team had only 12 players, among whom two players, goalkeeper Do Sy Huy and striker NhamManh Dung, are over 23 years old.
The men's football competition at ASIAD 19 consists of23 teams, divided into six groups, with five groups containing four teams each andone group having only three teams. The top two teams from each group and the two bestthird-placed teams will qualify for round of 16.
The Vietnam national Olympic team have been drawn inGroup B, and they are due to play Mongolia on September 19, Iran on September21, and Saudi Arabia on September 24.
ASIAD 19 will take placein Hangzhou city from September 23-October 8. Some football matches will startbefore the opening ceremony to ensure the schedule is met./.
