Vietnamese men’s and women’s football teams set for busy 2020

Both the men’s and women’s Vietnamese football teams are set for a hectic schedule ahead in 2020 as they strive to achieve their goals.

Both the men’s and women’s Vietnamese football teams are set for a hectic schedule ahead in 2020 as they strive to achieve their goals.

  

The Vietnamese men’s football team

The Vietnamese men’s U23 football team is scheduled to fly to Thailand on January 1 to compete in the AFC U23 Championship 2020 finals. After finishing as runners-up in the previous tournament the team are determined to go one better and win the title.

Following the AFC U23 Championship finals, Vietnam’s U23 side are to gather in Hanoi on March 23 to participate in a friendly match three days later. The senior Vietnamese national team will then travel to face Malaysia ahead of their crucial fixture in the second qualifying round in the Asian region for the World Cup 2022 on March 31.

At present, Vietnam are currently topping their group after winning three matches and drawing two games. The national team’s upcoming ties away to Malaysia on March 31, at home to Indonesia on June 4, and away to the UAE on June 9, are set to prove a huge challenge if Vietnam wants to hang on to the top position in the group.

After the summer the months of August, September, October, and November will see the Vietnamese men’s football team hold four short training camps ahead of the teams participation in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020.

As current champion following their win in the AFF Cup 2018, the squad are expected to make every effort to defend their title.

Elsewhere the Vietnamese women’s football team are to compete in the third qualifying round for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in early February.
The months of April and May will see the women footballers attempt to defend their title as holders of the AFF Cup.