According to the plan, U23 Vietnam will gather right after round 2 of V.League 2026-2027 closes and depart for Japan on the night of September 12. Because some players are still playing in the domestic league, the team is arranged into 3 groups to move.
According to the schedule, U23 Vietnam will have their first match at ASIAD 20 against Kuwait on September 15.
In fact, the preparation time of U23 Vietnam is not much. However, the team still has an advantage when gathering the strongest force. Most of the squad are players who have won bronze medals at the AFC U23 Championship at the beginning of the year, thereby the framework has cohesion and international competition experience.
Goalkeeper Cao Van Binh is likely to continue to hold his position in the goal, besides, there is also the competition of Hoa Xuan Tin who just returned from U20 Vietnam. The defense includes Le Nguyen Hoang, Dinh Quang Kiet or Pham Ly Duc who are players who are familiar with U23 level tournaments. Nguyen Phi Hoang also brought additional options on the two wing corridors.
In midfield, Nguyen Xuan Bac, Nguyen Thai Quoc Cuong, Nguyen Cong Phuong are noteworthy choices. Meanwhile, the attack line has the presence of Nguyen Quoc Viet, Nguyen Ngoc My, Nguyen Le Phat or Le Van Thuan.
Many of these players have experienced tournaments with high pressure and experience from the U23 Southeast Asian championship, SEA Games 33 gold medal.
In men's football at ASIAD 20, 15 teams are divided into 4 groups, including three groups of 4 teams and one group of 3 teams. According to the draw results, U23 Vietnam is in Group C with U23 Uzbekistan, U23 Philippines and U23 Kuwait. This is considered a fairly easy group for Cao Van Binh and his teammates.
