The Vietnam U22 men’s football team put on a display of great determination during a training session held in Hanoi yesterday as the squad get preparations underway for the 31st Southeast Asian Games which is set to be held in the nation next year.

Head coach Park Hang-seo named a total of 28 players in the latest squad of the Vietnam U22 men’s football team on June 29 as the side get preparations underway to meet the key goals set by the Vietnam Football Federation for next year.

The head coach of the Vietnamese senior national team Park Hang-seo and Vietnam’s U22 side were recognised as the best foreign coach and best team of 2019 during the Victory Cup gala which took place in Hanoi yesterday.

The Vietnamese men’s football team progressing to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup and their first ever gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games marks a year of memorable landmarks for football in the nation.

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai and defender Doan Van Hau are set to play key roles for Vietnam’s national U22 men’s football team during their participation in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which are poised to get underway in the Philippines.