The article said Vietnam’s football has seen strong development with outstanding achievements, such as earning a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time ever in 2017. Vietnam is certainly an unknown in Group D, it said. Vietnam is in Group D of the AFC event alongside Syria, Australia and the RoK. The AFC website, in its article introducing the AFC U23 Championship contenders, highlighted achievements of Vietnam’s U23 team. “Vietnam return to the AFC U23 Championship for the second tournament running after they made their competition debut two years ago in Qatar”, noted the article. “Three defeats at the group stage and elimination without picking up a point do not tell the full story of a side that battled hard in Doha”. “In last July’s qualifiers for the 2018 edition, Vietnam’s current generation impressed, comprehensively defeating Timor-Leste 4-0 before a resounding 8-1 victory over Macau (China)”. “The biggest test of all was the final round of qualifiers against former finalists – the Republic of Korea (RoK) in front of 18,000 fans at Ho Chi Minh city’s Thong Nhat stadium, where Vietnam acquitted themselves well in a narrow 2-1 loss”. The tournament kicked off on January 9th. Vietnam will first face the RoK on January 11th, then meet Australia on January 14th and Syria on January 17th./. CPV/VNA
A draw for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship 2018’s final round took place in China on October 24. Vietnam’s U23 squad is placed in Group D with Syria, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. The host China is in Group A together with Oman, Uzbekistan, and Qatar. Palestine, Thailand, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Japan are in Group B. Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq make up Group C. The final round of the AFC U23 Championship 2018 is set to take place from January 6-27, 2018 in China. For the Southeast Asian region, this is…... [read more]
Vietnam have been drawn in Group D, alongside Australia, Syria and the Republic of Korea (reigning runners-up), as the draw of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship finals was conducted in China on October 24. This will be the last AFC U23 Championship for the 1995-born players like Cong Phuong (number 10). The ceremony featured the attendance of representatives from the 16 qualified teams, which were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2016 AFC U23 Championship finals and in the qualification of the 2018 tournament.This is the second time that…... [read more]
Vietnam are heading to Qatar for the AFC U23 Championship finals after crushing Macau 7-0 in their last Group I match at the Shah Alam Stadium in Sepang, Malaysia, on March 31. Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong They finished second in the group with six points behind Japan, who defeated Malaysia 1-0 in the later game. Vietnam raced to a 6-0 lead in the first half, but were only able to add one more goal after the break. Strikers Nguyen Cong Phuong and Thanh Binh scored a hat-trick each after mid-fielder Ho Ngoc Thang's opener. Vietnam went into the game knowing…... [read more]
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualifiers draw finds Vietnam grouped in the East Zone alongside the Republic of Korea, Macau and Timor Leste in Group I. The draw was held today (Mar. 17) at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. China will host the next edition of the tournament in 2018, which was won by Japan in 2016. There were 40 teams in the draw for which ten groups were formed comprised of four teams each. The 40 member associations affiliated to the AFC were first demarcated into two zones - WEST (West, South & Central) and…... [read more]
The article said Vietnam’s football has seen strong development with outstanding achievements, such as earning a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time ever in 2017. Vietnam is certainly an unknown in Group D, it said. Vietnam is in Group D of the AFC event alongside Syria, Australia and the RoK. The AFC website, in its article introducing the AFC U23 Championship contenders, highlighted achievements of Vietnam’s U23 team. The article noted that in last July’s qualifiers for the 2018 edition, Vietnam’s current generation impressed, comprehensively defeating Timor-Leste 4-0 before a resounding 8-1 victory over Macau…... [read more]
