Today (December 23), U23 Vietnam will gather again at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center (Hanoi). The team will train here for 3 days, before leaving for Qatar for training on December 26.
This is an important training session for the professional preparation process towards the 2026 U23 Asian Cup finals. The coaching staff will focus on improving physical strength, perfecting tactical pieces and reviewing the team's personnel.
During this time, U23 Vietnam is expected to play a friendly match with U23 Syria, thereby helping coach Kim Sang-sik and his colleagues evaluate the players' abilities, and at the same time make appropriate adjustments to the playing style.
At the end of the training session, U23 Vietnam will leave for Saudi Arabia on January 1, 2026 to participate in the U23 Asian finals.
In this tournament, U23 Vietnam will face U23 Jordan on January 6, 2026, facing U23 Kyrgyzstan on January 9, 2026, before concluding the group stage with a match with host U23 Saudi Arabia on January 12, 2026.
Schedule of the U23 Vietnam competition at the 2026 U23 Asian Cup:
6:30 p.m. on January 6, 2026: U23 Vietnam - U23 Jordan
21:00 on January 9, 2026: U23 Vietnam - U23 Kyrgyzstan
23:30 on January 12, 2026: U23 Vietnam - U23 Saudi Arabia
