Vietnam to play Australia, Iran, Lebanon in U20 Woman’s Asian Cup 2024
Vietnamese women's football team is in Group A, together with Australia, Iran, and Lebanon, for the second qualifying round of the Asian Football Federation (AFC) U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2024, according to the result of the draw that took place on March 23 afternoon.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese women'sfootball team is in G𝄹roup A, together with Australia,Iran, and Lebanon, for the second qualifying round🅺 of the Asian FootballFederation (AFC) U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2024, according to the result of thedraw that took place on March 23 afternoon.
Meanwhile, Group B includes China,Myanmar, Nepal, and Chinese Taipei. In the round, set for3-11 June 2023, the teams will play in a round-robin format, with the winners and runners-up from each group qualifying for the AFC U20Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 Finals. They will be joined by the threehighest-seeded teams from the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 –Japan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and the hosts Uzbekistan. Coach Akira Ijiri said Vietnam's rivals are very strong, and the coaching panel plans to improve the defence on the basis of lessions drawn from the firstqualifying round. Australia are said to be clearly superior in the group and highly likely to win a ticket to the next round, leaving the competition for the second to the competition among Vietnam, Iran and Lebanon. Vietnam will play Iran and then Lebanon before facing Australia./.
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