Vietnam will host Group J of the qualifiers for 2018 AFC U19 Championship from November 4-8 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi, the Vietnam Football Federation has announced.
Vietnam will host Group J of the qualifiers for 2018 AFC U19 Championship from November 4-8. (Photo: vff.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam will host GroupJ of the qualifiers for 2018 AFC U19 Championship from November 4-8 at theVietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi, the Vietnam FootballFederation has announced.
Group J consists of Australia, the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea, Northern Mariana Islands and China’s Hong Kong.
Vietnam are in Group H alongside Macau, Laos andChinese Taipei, with fixtures to be played in Chinese Taipei.
A total of 43 teams from across Asia willparticipate in the qualifiers, with 10 group winners and the five strongestgroup runner-up teams advancing to the finals along with the hosts, Indonesia.
The event’s qualifying stage is scheduled to takeplace from October 31 to November 8.
Vietnam will meet Macau on November 4, ChineseTaipei on November 6 and Laos two days later.
The Vietnamese squad will leave for Chinese Taipeion November 2. - VNA
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Vietnam will host Group J of the qualifiers for 2018 AFC U19 Championship from November 4-8. (Photo: vff.org.vn) 
