U20 Vietnam calls up 30 players to prepare for World Cup

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan, on the afternoon of March 16, announced the preliminary list of players to prepare for the U20 World Cup finals in Korea this summer.

The Vietnam U20 team gathered most of the players who helped Vietnam U19 team win fourth place in Asia in 2016 to win a ticket to the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup. Photo: AFC.

In the preliminary list of 30 players called, Hanoi is the club with the most players with seven players, Viettel Club has five players, HAGL and Binh Duong each have four players... This list gathers veterans who helped U19 Vietnam win tickets to the U20 World Cup finals such as Ha Duc Chinh, Tran Thanh, Tien Dung, Trong Dai, Minh Di, Tan Tai...

On March 21, 28 of the 30 players will gather in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa. Only two players, Quang Hai and Thai Quy of Hanoi FC, will be allowed to gather three days late because they are busy competing in the V-League.

After gathering in Nha Trang, on April 8, the team will move to Hanoi for training. On April 16, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team will leave for Germany for training. During this training trip, U20 Vietnam will compete with young teams such as Monchengladbach, Schalke 04, Fortuna Duesseldorf.

After returning home on April 28, U20 Vietnam will likely play a friendly match with U20 Argentina. The Vietnam Football Federation is continuing to step up negotiations with the Argentine Football Association so that this friendly match can take place as planned.

At the U20 World Cup, Vietnam is in Group E with France, New Zealand and Honduras. The team will play its opening match against New Zealand on May 22.

According to VNE