Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam are in Group C at the AsianFootball Confederation U16 Championship, following a draw in Malaysia on April26.
This puts them in the same pool as the 2016 runners-up Iran,Indonesia and India.
Two years ago in India, Vietnam was halted at thequarter-finals.
The draw saw Malaysia, quarter-finalists in 2014, placed inGroup A with two-time champions Japan, and 1998 winners Thailand and Tajikistan.
Group B gathers two-time champions the People's DemocraticRepublid of Korea, and Oman, Yemen and Jordan.
Defending champions Iraq will look to make history by beingthe first team to win back-to-back titles as they face Australia, as well asthe Republic of Korea – who won the Championship in 1986 and 2002 – anddebutants Afghanistan in Group D.
The championship will be held from September 20 to October 7.
The top four teams will represent Asia in the FIFA U17 WorldCup 2019, which will be held in Peru.-VNA