Vietnam U19s to face China ahead of AFC Championship
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U19 men’s football team will travel to Indonesia to play a friendly match against China on October 14 as they prepare for the 2018 AFC U19 Championship finals.
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| Vietnam U19s will fly to Indonesia on October 11 to compete in the 2018 AFC U19 Championship finals. The team led by head coach Hoang Anh Tuan will play a friendly match against China on October 14, the Chinese team will also arrive early to prepare for the regional tournament. |
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| So far, Vietnam’s U19s have played 6 friendly matches as part of their preparations for the AFC U19 Championship finals. |
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| They had two friendly matches against Japan U19s and Sangyo University during their training camp in Japan, and played matches against Qatar, Ivory Coast and Uruguay in the four-nation international friendly tournament held in Qatar, and will have one more match against China in Indonesia. |
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| Coach Hoang Anh Tuan was happy to see his players receive great consideration from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), who have made sure their preparations for the AFC U19 Championship finals go smoothly. |
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| The 2018 AFC U19 Championship finals are set to get underway from October 18 to November 4 in Indonesia. Vietnam’s U19 squad are in Group C with the U19 teams of Australia, the Republic of Korea and Jordan. |
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| China’s U19s are in Group D with the U19 teams of Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Malaysia. |
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| In their most recent match, Vietnam’s U19s drew 1-1 with China in the 2014 AFC U19 Championship finals. |
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| The head coaches of both Vietnam and China U19s hope that the friendly match on October 14 will be a good warm-up for the two teams ahead of the 2018 AFC U19 Championship finals. |
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| Vietnam’s U19 men’s football team will gather on September 30 to prepare for the upcoming tournament. |
