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Vietnam ready for AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup’s second qualifying round

The Vietnam national U20 female team are ready for the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup’s second qualifying round, which will be held in Viet Tri city in northern Phu Tho province early next month.
Vietnam ready for AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup’s second qualifying round ảnh 1The Vietnamese national U20 female team at a training session in Japan. (Photo: Vietnam Football Federation)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Vietnam national U20 female team are ready forthe 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup’s second qualifying round, which will beheld in Viet Tri city in northern Phu Tho province early next month.

Vietnam, who topped Group F of the event’s first qualifying round, will competein Group A with Australia, Iran and Lebanon in the second qualifier.

“Vietnam’s opponents are all strong," coach Akira Ijiri said."Australia are the strongest, but Iran and Lebanon in recent years arealso very strong. It's going to be a tough qualifier. However, Vietnam areready to compete well at the event."

To prepare for the AFC event, Vietnam had an intensive training trip in Japan,where they had three friendly matches with Seisa Academy, JFA Fukushima Academyand Tokyo High School.

According to coach Ijiri, this training was a valuable experience, helpingyoung players make great professional progress in terms of skills, speed andstrength.

Vietnam team will be present in Phu Tho on May 28 to continue practising forthe tournament.

According to the schedule, the hosts Vietnam will meet Iran, Lebanon andAustralia on June 3, 5, and 7, respectively at 7.00pm.

In the second qualifying round, the teams will compete in a round-robin. Thetop two teams in each group, along with the top three teams from last season,including Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) and host Uzbekistan, will compete in the final round next year.

The organisers will hold a press conference of Group A on June 2 at Sai Gon PhuTho Hotel in Viet Tri city.

The Australian team will be in Vietnam on May 27 for a short training sessionat the PVF – Youth Football Training Centre in northern Hung Yen provincebefore moving to Viet Tri on June 1 to participate in the tournament.

While the members of the referee team, supervisors, and Iranian and Lebanesesquads will come to Vietnam on May 31.

Tickets are free for the fans to support the teams./.
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