According to the match schedule, the U17 Vietnam team will face U17 Australia in the opening match of the 2025 U17 Asian Cup finals.
Coach Cristiano Roland and his team have spent nearly a month practicing in Hanoi, and also experienced 5 friendly matches with quality "blue teams" such as PVF Youth Team, U17 PVF, Bac Ninh... From there, the Brazilian strategist gradually completed the squad and selected the best names.
Before going to Saudi Arabia, U17 Vietnam had 2 more weeks of training in Oman and won 2 friendly matches with the same score of 1-0. Accordingly, the players also confidently played ball control and flexibly defended against upcoming opponents.
Coach Roland currently has the best squad, including goalkeeper Hoa Xuan Tin, central defender Le Huy Viet Anh, midfielder Nguyen Van Bach, Nguyen Viet Long, Dang Cong Anh Kiet or strikers Tran Gia Bao, Nguyen Thien Phu...
On the other side, U17 Australia went through a relatively unstable preparation process before the tournament. In the most recent friendly match, Australia lost 2-4 to Saudi Arabia. But two days before, they beat Yemen 5-3.
In the most recent meetings at the youth level, Vietnam and Australia are not too different. At one point, Vietnam also beat Australia 3-0 in 2016.
The match between U17 Vietnam and U17 Australia at the 2025 U17 Asian Cup will take place at 22:00 on April 4.
