The Uzbek U23s and Palestine’s Olympic team arrived in Hanoi on August 1 for the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018.


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Uzbekistan are the last of the visiting teams to arrive in Hanoi.  The Palestinian and Omani Olympic football teams arrived in Hanoi earlier in the day.

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The squad are confident of their chances as they are the reigning U23 Asian Cup champions following their 2-1 defeat of a brave Vietnam after extra-time.

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The team, sporting casual team wear, are surrounded by security forces.

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The U23 Uzbekistan team will have only one day of training before playing in the tournament.

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According to the team’s representative, the U23 Uzbekistani Olympic football team believe that they are good enough to beat U23 Vietnam again in their upcoming match.

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An Uzbek footballer receives a bouquet of flowers from a Vietnamese woman.


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Palestine’s Olympic football team landed in Hanoi on August 1 as they prepare to play in the international football championship.

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Twenty Palestinian footballers will play in the tournament, most of them having played in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championships earlier this year.

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In the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018, Palestine are in Group A with the host Indonesia, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China) and Laos.

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A representative of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) receives the Palestinian Olympic football team at the airport.

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The Palestinian players are eager to arrive in Vietnam.

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Their aim for the tournament is to build up playing experience ahead of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018.

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The Palestine squad are at peak physical fitness and highly disciplined.

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Head coach of the Palestine football team Ayman Sangdouqa (L)

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Palestinian players receive a warm welcome from Vietnamese supporters.

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Islam Masharqa, head of the Palestine delegation said they were happy to visit Vietnam and hope to have a good time in the beautiful country. He also wished the greatest success for the international football championship.

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The Palestine team will play Vietnam’s Olympic team at 7:30pm on August 3 at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi.




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