Local footballers get ready for AFC U20 Asian Cup finals
VOV.VN - The Vietnam U20 men’s national football team gathered together on December 28 at the PVF Youth Football Training Center in Hung Yen province as they get preparations underway for the AFC U20 Asian Cup finals which is due to take place in March, 2023.
Only 19 out of a squad of 36 were present at the meeting as the schedule of the national U21 championship means that some players will not be able to link up with the team until after December 30.
During the course of the three-month training course, the nation youth team will play a series of friendly matches against football clubs in the V.League 1.
After Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, local footballers will then participate in a training camp held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The final round of the AFC U20 Asian Cup is scheduled to take place in Uzbekistan between March 1 and March 18, with Vietnam playing in Group B alongside Australia, Qatar, and Iran.
Vietnam and Indonesia are the two representatives of the Southeast Asian region to progress to the finals of the AFC U20 Asian Cup. The tournament is considered to be the qualifiers for the 2023 U20 World Cup which will be held in Indonesia next year.
The best four teams will therefore represent Asia at the 2023 U20 World Cup.