Việt Nam News

Việt Nam’s U23 team. — Photo zing.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will re-draw the Asian Games (ASIAD) U23 men’s tournament in Malaysia today.

The earlier draw was scrapped because the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Palestine were reportedly mistakenly omitted from the draw by hosts Indonesia. Việt Nam’s U23 team were originally drawn in Group D with Japan, Pakistan and Nepal.

With the participation of UAE and Palestine, the ASIAD’s men’s football will have a total of 26 teams.

Việt Nam are still in the second-seeded pot alongside Saudi Arabia, UAE, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong and Palestine. Group 1 consists of Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Iraq, and Japan.

Việt Nam convened on Monday at the PVF Centre in Hà Nội and will play friendly matches against the U23 sides of Palestine, Oman and Uzbekistan to prepare for the ASIAD in early August at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium.

The men’s football is set to kick off on August 14 and finish on September 1 in Indonesia.

At the ASIAD 2014 held in Incheon, Việt Nam under the guidance of Japanese coach Toshiya Miura, progressed from the qualifying round before losing to UAE in the quarter-finals. — VNS

Tags Vietnam Vietnam News U23 news

VFF General Secretary Nguyễn Văn Phú's vision for Vietnamese football

Sports

Việt Nam Coal and Minerals win National Cup 2024

Sports

Việt Nam upbeat on third ASEAN Cup victory

Sports

Cát Tiên Jungle Paths scheduled for Sunday

Sports

Three title defending matches featured at LION Championships 20

Sports

Ange needs all the mates he can get

More on this story

Sports

Hà Nội’s golf clubs championship to tee off

The Hà Nội’s Golf Clubs Championship - GFS Cup is scheduled to tee off on July 27-28 at Long Biên Golf Course.

Sports

HCM City to host int’l track and field event

The 25th HCM City International Track & Field – Việt Nam Open 2018 will take place at Thống Nhất Stadium on July 26 and 27.

Sports

Leading Open amateur Locke turns pro

Teenage golfer Sam Locke turned professional on Monday just a day after winning the prestigious Silver Medal as the leading amateur in the Open Championship.

Sports

Swiss star Federer withdraws from Rogers Cup

Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has pulled out of next month's ATP Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto due to scheduling concerns.

Sports

Vietnamese youngsters claim six golds at ASEAN Schools Games

The Vietnamese team claimed six gold, four silver and two bronze medals on the third day of competition at the 10th ASEAN Schools Games in Selango, Malaysia on Monday.

Sports

Hà Nội triumph at national youth sepak takraw champs

Hà Nội triumphed at the National Youth Sepak Takraw Championship which conluded in the southern province of Đồng Nai on July 23.

Sports

PM approves of Hà Nội’s hosting SEA Games 31 and Para Games 11

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved that Hà Nội would be the host city of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (Para Games 11) which will be held in Việt Nam in 2021.