After their SEA Games victory, young players will prepare for the AFC U23 Championship in Thailand in January. Photo laodong.vn

In the list, there are three goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 11 midfielders and four strikers.

They include most of the SEA Games winners except for midfielders Do Hung Dung and Nguyen Trong Hoang who are over the age limit and defender Doan Van Hau who has returned to his Dutch club SC Heerenveen.

Park also called midfielders Tran Dinh Trong and Nguyen Trong Dai who missed key tournaments due to injury, among other talented players.

The team will hold a 10-day practice session in South Korea, starting on Friday.

They then will have a week’s rest for the New Year festival before leaving for the Asian competition in Thailand on January 8-26.

Vietnam are in Group D with North Korea, Jordan and the UAE.

There are 16 teams in four groups. The top four will earn a berth at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer.

In the 2018 tournament, Vietnam finished second, taking home a historic silver medal. - VNS

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