Long Vu and Trong Tuan of Song Lam Nghe An will compete with U17 Japan in U17 Asia
(Baonghean.vn) - Vietnam U17 players, Long Vu, Trong Tuan, Quoc Trung... of Song Lam Nghe An will have the opportunity to compete with Japan U17 in the 2023 U17 Asian finals.
On the afternoon of March 30, the Asian Football Confederation held a draw to divide the groups for 16 teams participating in the 2023 AFC U17 Finals.
Accordingly, U17 Vietnam is in group C, along with Japan, India and Uzbekistan. This is considered a very strong group as Japan has won the championship 3 times; India has also won the U17 Asia title 2 times; Uzbekistan won the championship in 2012.
Neighboring team Thailand is the home team in this year's tournament and they only have to face opponents considered quite weak including Yemen, Malaysia and Laos.
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Long Vu is on the roster of Song Lam Nghe An in the U16 Vietnam shirt. Photo: Nhu Dat |
Group B is a race between South Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and Qatar, while Group C is a competition between Tajikistan, Australia, Saudi Arabia and China.
The 2023 AFC U17 Championship will take place from June 15 to July 2, 2023, at four stadiums: Rajamangala, Pathum Thani, Thammasat and Chonburi. Teams will compete in a round-robin format to determine rankings in each group. The first and second-placed teams in each group will advance to the quarter-finals. The four winners of the quarter-finals will advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup, to be held in Peru next October.
This year, Vietnam U17 is led by coach Hoang Anh Tuan. The coach from Khanh Hoa has just made a good impression on Vietnamese audiences when he and Vietnam U20 played well at the 2023 U20 Asia.
Also under the reign of coach Hoang Anh Tuan, 8 players of Song Lam Nghe An were called up to the U17 Vietnam team including: Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Nguyen Van Tam, Bui Thanh Duc, Le Dinh Long Vu, Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, Phung Van Nam, Phan Van Thanh, Nguyen Trong Tuan.
Thus, Long Vu, Trong Tuan, and Quoc Trung of Song Lam Nghe An will have the opportunity to compete with the strongest team in the continent - U17 Japan.
Currently, Long Vu, Trong Tuan, and Quoc Trung are competing in the 2023 National U19 Tournament for U19 Song Lam Nghe An. It is expected that Trong Tuan and Quoc Trung will join U17 Vietnam after U19 Song Lam Nghe An completes the third round of matches in Group B, the 2023 National U19 qualifying round.
