Vietnam will compete at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship to be held in Malaysia from September 20 to October 7.

Vietnam U16 players in training (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

To prepare for the event, the team has been training in Japan, where they lost to U18 team Naebashi Ikuhei 4-1, tied goalless with U18 Fucushima and were defeated by U18 Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0.

However, head coach Vu Hong Viet said that the players’ psychology, physical strength and skills had improved and they were ready for the tournament.

Vietnam is in Group C alongside Iran, Indonesia and India. Two years ago in India, Vietnam reached the quarter-finals.

The top four teams will represent Asia at the FIFA U17 World Cup 2019, which will be held in Peru.-VNA