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.
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The Vietnam U20 team gathered most of the players who helped Vietnam U19 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 out of 30 players will gather in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa. Only two players Quang Hai and Thai Quy of Hanoi Club will be allowed to gather three days late because they are busy competing in V-League.
After a period of training 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 go to Germany for training. During this training trip, U20 Vietnam will compete with young teams such as Monchengladbach, Schalke 04, and Fortuna Duesseldorf.
After returning home on April 28, the U20 Vietnam team will likely play a friendly match with the U20 Argentina team. The Vietnam Football Federation is continuing to negotiate with the Argentine Football Federation so that this friendly match can take place as scheduled.
At the U20 World Cup, Vietnam is in Group E with France, New Zealand and Honduras. The team will play their opening match against New Zealand on May 22.
Preliminary list of 30 U20 Vietnam players preparing for World Cup Goalkeeper (4):Nguyen Ba Minh Hieu, Do Sy Huy (both from Hanoi), Bui Tien Dung (Thanh Hoa), Nguyen Thanh Tuan (Dong Thap). Defender (9):Truong Du Dat (Binh Duong), Do Thanh Thinh (Da Nang), Doan Van Hau, Dang Van Toi (Hanoi), Ho Tan Tai (Binh Dinh), Tran Dinh Trong (Saigon), Huynh Tan Sinh (Quang Nam), Nguyen Trong Dai, Nguyen Duc Chien (Viettel). Midfielder (13):Tong Anh Ty, Doan Tuan Canh (Binh Duong), Nguyen Quang Hai, Ho Minh Di, Truong Van Thai Quy (Hanoi), Phan Thanh Hau, Dinh Thanh Binh, Tran Thanh Son, Luong Hoang Nam (HAGL), Bui Tien Dung (Quang Ninh), Truong Tien Anh, Duong Van Hao, Nguyen Hoang Duc (Viettel). Forward (4):Nguyen Tien Linh (Binh Duong), Ha Duc Chinh (Da Nang), Tran Thanh (Hue), Nguyen Cong Thanh (Dong Thap). |
According to VNE
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