Vietnam to face only two rivals in AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers

Vietnam will have to compete against only Myanmar and Chinese Taipei in Group I of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers following a redraw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 11.
Vietnam to face only two rivals in AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will have to compete against only Myanmarand Chinese Taipei in Group I of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 qualifiersfollowing a redraw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 11.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said Hong Kong, which was initially placed in Group I during the draw on July 9, will join Japan andCambodia in Group K.

Group I nowcomprises Vietnam, Myanmar and Chinese Taipei.

The redraw was conductedto maintain the balance of the number of teams across all groups in the EastZone following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s withdrawalfrom the qualifying round.

The redraw consisted of one pot comprisingall teams from Groups G to J, except the teams in position 1 of theirrespective Groups and the Host Teams in order not to affect the group balanceand hosting arrangements already in place following the July 9 draw.

Eight teams were involved in the draw -Group G: China and Brunei; Group H: Timor-Leste and Philippines; Group I:Myanmar and Hong Kong; and Group J: Malaysia and Laos with the first team drawnmoved to position 1 in Group K to replace the DPRK.

Vietnam are scheduledto meet Chinese Taipei on October 27 and Myanmar on October 30./.
VNA

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