U18 Vietnam close summon list, confident to crown championship in ASEAN

U18 Vietnam under Hoang Anh Tuan lead will attend the AFF U18 championship 2019. The list was announced with notable names Pham Xuan Tao who was known as Little Cong Phuong.

Hoang Anh Tuan shared: “We had a training campaign in Japan. At the youth level, players don’t have a big gap, thereby, the team with better preparation will get higher chance. We will take the home advantage to get the bét achievement”.

Currently all preparations of Vietnam U18 team have been completed. In fact before the tournament, we did not have much time to prepare, plus the call-ups was not enough players for many reasons. However, after preparation, everything is good and U18 Vietnam will enter the tournament with the highest effort ".

Speaking before the game, coach HoangAnh Tuan shared: "Vietnam is in a very strong tournament, so we all have to learn about our competitors. However, our rivals change its forces every year so it is difficult to say this soon, our goal is to try our best in each match and the opening match against Malaysia on the 7th of August.

Currently all preparations of Vietnam U18 team have been completed. In fact before the tournament, we did not have much time to prepare, plus the rally was not enough players for many reasons. However, after preparation, all is good and U18 Vietnam will enter the tournament with the highest effort ".

AFF U18 championship consists of 11 ASEAN participants and inviting Australia.

According to the fixtures, U18 Vietnam will face Myanmar in the opening match in Thong Nhat stadium on August 7, Australia (August 9), Singapore (August 11), Thailand (August 13) and Cambodia (August 15).

There will be two groups of 6. Group A includes Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Timor Leste, Philippines, Brunei competing in Binh Duong. Group B includes Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore and Australia playing in Ho Chi Minh City. The 2 group winners will gain the right to compete in the semi-finals, taking place in Binh Duong. The third-prize match and the final match will be held at Thong Nhat stadium.