Vietnam to host group stage of 2019 AFC U19 Women’s qualifications

Updated: 11:47, 21/10/2018

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has assigned Vietnam to host the Group E matches of the 2019 AFC U19 Women’s Championship qualifications, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

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Accordingly, the Group E games will be held at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi, from October 24 to 28, with the participation of four teams, namely Jordan, Singapore, Malaysia and hosts Vietnam.

The Group E games will be held at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi, from October 24 to 28.

The Vietnamese women’s U19 team will play their group opener against Malaysia on October 24 before taking on Singapore and Jordan on October 26 and 28, respectively.

The 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualifiers will bring together 30 teams that will play in a round robin tournament in three groups of five and three groups of four. The six group winners and the two best runners-up will advance to the second round of qualification.

The eight qualifiers for the second round will compete in a round-robin format in two groups to decide the top two teams from each group that will make it through to the finals in Thailand, which will also feature the three wild-card winners (Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and China) and hosts Thailand.

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