Vietnam enters final of Japan-ASEAN youth football event
Vietnam’s U16 team defeated Thailand 5-4 in a penalty shootout on March 11 to reach the final of the Japan-ASEAN friendly football tournament 2018 held in Japan.
Vietnam’s national U16 team and fans celebrate after winning Thailand in the international friendly tournament ASEAN 2018 held in Miyazaki, Japan on March 11 (Photo: vff.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s U16 teamdefeated Thailand 5-4 in a penalty shootout on March 11 to reach the final of the Japan-ASEAN friendly football tournament 2018 held in Japan. Vietnam will meet Indonesia, who beat Japan 1-0 the same day, in the final on March 12. The tournament attracted the participation of 12 teams, 10 of which from ASEAN countries and two from Japan. In the qualifying round, Thailand topped Group C after beatingSingapore 8-0 and Brunei 4-0. Vietnam won Group D after beating Laos2-1 and drawing with Miyazaki 0-0. Among the 18 members of the Vietnam U16 team, there are some of the outstanding players of the U15 squad, who won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U15 Championship last year. Theevent is a warm-up for the Vietnamese players ahead of their 2018 AFCChampionship campaign, slated for late September in Malaysia.-VNA
Vietnam had a successful sporting 2017, and the country’s athletes hope to build on this solid foundation at the Asian Games, the AFF Cup and various domestic and international events.
Vietnamese footballers are working hard to realise new missions in 2018: attending the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD), winning the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 and playing well in the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.
Vietnam’s national U16 team tied goalless with Miyazaki of Japan to top Group D of the international friendly tournament ASEAN 2018 held in Miyazaki on March 9.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Vietnam’s national U16 team and fans celebrate after winning Thailand in the international friendly tournament ASEAN 2018 held in Miyazaki, Japan on March 11 (Photo: vff.org.vn) 
