VTV to broadcast U19 Vietnam matches in Asia
(VOV) - Vietnam Television (VTV) has announced it will broadcast live all matches of the Vietnam U19 football squad in the U19 Asian Football Championship (AFC) 2014 scheduled from October 9-23 in Myanmar on channels VTV2, VTV6 and VTV6 HD.
VTV will also air a series of sports commentary programmes before, during and after the game. In Group C, Vietnam is set to square off in the qualifying round with strong rivals from the Republic of Korea on October 9, Japan on October 11 and China two days later.
Competition for the quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds is scheduled for October 17, 20 and 23, respectively.
Winning a medal at the U19 AFC Championship 2014 is the first step towards securing a playoff at the 2015 U20 World Cup to be held in New Zealand.