At 3:00 p.m. on July 21, the U19 Vietnam team played the second match in Group B of the U19 Southeast Asia 2024 tournament, against the U19 Australia team.
This match is important for coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team, because in the opening match, U19 Vietnam only had a 1-1 draw with U19 Myanmar. Meanwhile, Australia U19 defeated Philippines U19 6-0.
While the U19 Vietnam team was participating in the tournament held in Indonesia, the country of Vietnam received very sad news when General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passed away.
In this context, the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) and the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship have approved the request of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), allowing the U19 Vietnam team to held a minute of silence before the match and wore a funeral ribbon to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during the match against the Australian U19 team at Gelora Stadium November 10 in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Before the match, the coaching staff and players had a professional meeting to come up with a team and tactics for the match. The entire Vietnam U19 team is determined and united towards the best results, thereby opening up the opportunity to compete for tickets to continue to the semi-finals of the 2024 Southeast Asia U19 Championship.
