Vietnam to play Thailand at AFF U19 Youth Championship
VOV.VN - The Vietnam U19 side have been drawn in Group A alongside Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei, the Philippines, and host country Indonesia at the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship.
Elsewhere, Group B features the likes of Malaysia, Laos, Timor Leste, Cambodia, and Singapore.
The 2022 AFF U19 Youth Championship is scheduled to get underway in Indonesia from July 2 to July 15.
Head coach Dinh The Nam has called up 24 players for training at the Vietnam youth football training centre since June 6 in order to prepare for the tournament.
In another development, the draw for the 2022 AFF U16 Championship also took place on June 9.
The Vietnam team led by coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan have been placed into Group A together with Singapore, the Philippines, and hosts Indonesia.
Thailand, Timor Leste, Laos, and Brunei make up Group B. Meanwhile, Group C consists of Malaysia, Australia, Myanmar, and Cambodia.
The 2022 AFF U16 Championship is due to take place in Indonesia between July 31 and August 13.
To prepare for the competition, the young team will be reunited in July after the qualifying round of the National U17 Football Championship 2022 concludes.