Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese futsal team has been drawn in Group C inthe Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship 2019 finals, accordingto the AFC.
The team will take on Japan and Tajikistan.
The group will be a repeat of the AFC U20 Futsal Championship 2017 finals whereVietnam faced both Japan and Tajikistan. During that tournament, Vietnam lostto their Japanese rivals 3-1 and enjoyed a 4-2 victory over Tajikistan.
Group A includes Iran, Afghanistan, and China’s Hong Kong, while Group Bconsists of Thailand, Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan.
Iraq, runners-up in the 2017 AFC U20 Futsal Championship, will play Indonesiaand Chinese Taipei in Group D.
The second edition of the AFC U20 Futsal Championship will be held in Iran’sTabriz city on June 14-22. The teams will play in a round robin tournament todecide the top two teams from each group, who will then advance to thequarter-finals.
The Vietnamese squad will convene in mid-May, after the conclusion of the firstleg of the 2019 HDBank National Futsal Championship. - VNA