2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification draw slated for July 9
A draw for the 2022 Asian Federation Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup qualification will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 2pm (Vietnam time) on July 9, the Vietnam Football Federation said on July 8.
A draw for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 2pm (Vietnam time) on July 9 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A draw for the 2022 Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U23 Asian Cup qualification will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at2pm (Vietnam time) on July 9, the Vietnam Football Federation said on July 8.
A total of 43 teams will compete at thecompetition, including 20 East Zone squads from East and Southeast Asia, whichwill be divided into five groups of four, according to the AFC.
Taiwan (China), Indonesia, Mongolia, Singaporeand Thailand will be hosts of such groups.
Vietnam are in Pot 1 out of the four seededgroups in the East Zone, together with the Republic of Korea, Australia,Thailand and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Meanwhile, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar,Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates will be hosts in the West Zone.
The qualification will be held from October 23to 31, 2021.
Due to COVID-19, in each group, teams play eachother in a round-robin format. The eleven group winners and the four bestrunners-up qualify for the final tournament, slated for next June inUzbekistan./.
Head coach Park Hang-seo has finalised a list of 34 players in the national men’s U22 team for the first time this year, in preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers.
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On top of their historic achievement of advancing to the third round of World Cup qualification for the first time, the national football team have also qualified for the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
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A draw for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 2pm (Vietnam time) on July 9 (Photo: VNA) 
