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.
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. ![]() 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. ![]() The team, sporting casual team wear, are surrounded by security forces. ![]() The U23 Uzbekistan team will have only one day of training before playing in the tournament. ![]() 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. ![]()
An Uzbek footballer receives a bouquet of flowers from a Vietnamese woman. ![]() Palestine’s Olympic football team landed in Hanoi on August 1 as they prepare to play in the international football championship. ![]() 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. ![]() In the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018, Palestine are in Group A with the host Indonesia, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China) and Laos. ![]() A representative of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) receives the Palestinian Olympic football team at the airport. ![]() The Palestinian players are eager to arrive in Vietnam. ![]() Their aim for the tournament is to build up playing experience ahead of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018. ![]() The Palestine squad are at peak physical fitness and highly disciplined. ![]() Head coach of the Palestine football team Ayman Sangdouqa (L) ![]() Palestinian players receive a warm welcome from Vietnamese supporters. ![]() 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. ![]()
![]() 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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