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Vietnam to face Hong Kong in opener at AFC U20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers

Vietnamese football players will play against their rivals from Hong Kong (China) in their first match on September 14 in the Qualifiers of the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023.
Vietnam to face Hong Kong in opener at AFC U20 Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers ảnh 1Vietnam's U20 football team (Photo: Vietnam Football Federation)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese football players will playagainst their rivals from Hong Kong (China) in their first match on September14 in the Qualifiers of the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023.

According to the schedule freshly announced by the AsianFootball Confederation (AFC), the team will then face Timor Leste on September16 and the host Indonesia two days later.

Gathering 44 teams, the qualifying round is divided into 10groups whose matches will be hosted by 10 countries.

According to this year’s competition format, 10 winners and 5best runners-up from the group stage will be advanced to the final round hostedby Uzbekistan from March 1 – 18, 2023. In case that Uzbekistan are among the 5best runner-up teams, a runner-up with the 6th best record will secure a slotfor the finals.

For the best results at the qualifiers, the Vietnamese squadand their coach Dinh The Nam have gathered for training since July 22. Theplayers are now in southern Binh Duong province to compete in an internationalU19 tournament with the participation of guest teams, including Thailand,Malaysia and Myanmar. The tournament will take place from August 5-11./.

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