National and U22 teams to play friendly on December 23 and 27

Within the framework of their year-end training camps, the men’s national football team and the Vietnamese U22 squad will play each other in two friendly matches, slated for December 23 and 27, with the proceeds from all ticket sales to be used to support flood victims in the central and Central Highlands regions.

National team players are participating in their first training camp of 2020 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre. (Photo: VFF)
National team players are participating in their first training camp of 2020 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre. (Photo: VFF)

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The aforementioned information was announced by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 15.

The friendly games are part of Vietnam’s preparations towards the 2022 World Cup AFC qualifiers, the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020, the 2022 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers and the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2021.

Specifically, the first match is set to take place at 6pm on December 23 at Quang Ninh Province’s Cam Pha Stadium, while the second will be held at Phu Tho Province’s Viet Tri Stadium at 5pm on December 27.

Tickets for the two games will be available from December 21 (for the first match) and December 25 (for the second match), respectively, at VND50,000 each, VND100,000 each and VND150,000 each.

At present, 36 members of the national team are participating in their first training camp of 2020 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre under the leadership of head coach Park Hang-seo. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese U22 squad will convene this December 18.