The 2025 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers will officially kick off this week. Accordingly, Group I with the participation of U17 Vietnam, U17 Kyrgyzstan, U17 Myanmar and U17 Yemen will be held at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho (host Vietnam).
Recently, U17 Vietnam had a short training trip in Japan. After about 1 month of training, head coach Cristiano Roland has optimized the strengths and overcome the remaining problems in the playing style.
Previously, the team participated in the 2024 Peace Cup U16 international friendly tournament in August. In this tournament, Cristiano Roland's team won the runner-up position with the result of losing 0-4 to China, winning 3-0 to Uzbekistan and winning 1-0 to Japan.
Through these matches, U17 Vietnam gained more experience before entering the official tournament.
According to the match schedule, U17 Vietnam will face U17 Kyrgyzstan on October 23, U17 Myanmar on October 25 and U17 Yemen on October 27. All matches will take place at 7:00 p.m. at Phu Tho Stadium.
Vietnam U17 match schedule in the 2025 Asian U17 qualifiers:
19:00 October 23: U17 Vietnam - U17 Kyrgyzstan
19:00 October 25: U17 Vietnam - U17 Myanmar
19:00 October 27: U17 Vietnam - U17 Yemen