HCM CITY ? The national futsal (indoor football) team will begin its first training period this year to prepare for the Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games 2013 which will kick off in Incheon, South Korea on June 29.

Due to the lack of new faces, Italian head coach Sergio Gargelli is continuing to place his faith in veteran players like captain Nguyen Bao Quan, Nguyen Trong Thien, Luu Quynh Toan and Ngo Anh Dung.

This year, Viet Nam is expected to turn in a better performance than its 2009 defeat, when it failed to go beyond the group stage after managing a draw and losing two other matches. ? VNS