HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam will compete in Group B of the ASEAN U22 Football Championship this August in Brunei.

Represented by the U19 team, Viet Nam will compete against Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Brunei, with the first match starting on August 9.

The Group B concludes with Thailand, the Philippines, Laos, East Timor and Myanmar.

Teams will compete in a round-robin format, with the two strongest teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.

The final is planned for August 23.

The tournament is considered an important warm-up for those Vietnamese youth who take part in the ASEAN U19 Football Championship on home turf ten days later. — VNS