U.17 Vietnam goes to Oman to play strong opponents before the Asian finals

U.17 Vietnam plays 2 matches with Oman

Vietnam U17 team began gathering in Hanoi on February 22 and began training under the guidance of head coach Cristiano Roland. During nearly a month of training, the young Vietnamese players went through 3 practice matches for the coaching staff to evaluate personnel and test tactics. On March 22, the Vietnam U17 team will go to Oman for training, to complete the final preparations before competing in the 2025 AFC U17 Championship finals.

In Oman, the Vietnam U17 team will play two friendly matches with the U17 team of this country. It can be said that this is a quality opponent for coach Cristiano Roland's students to practice, hone their skills and gain more battle experience before competing in more important arenas.

According to the plan, the Vietnam U.17 team will train in Oman until March 29. After that, coach Roland and his team will move to Saudi Arabia to participate in the 2025 AFC U.17 Championship finals.

U.17 Việt Nam sang Oman đấu đối thủ mạnh trước vòng chung kết châu Á- Ảnh 1. — Vietnam U.17 has prepared quite thoroughly for the 2025 AFC U.17 finals, with the goal of passing the group stage.

"Take it one game at a time"

At the 2025 AFC U17 Championship, Vietnam U17 is in a group with defending champion Japan U17, Australia U17 and UAE U17. Vietnam U17 will face Australia U17 at 10:00 p.m. on April 4. In the second match, coach Roland and his team will face Japan U17 at 10:00 p.m. on April 7. In the final match of the group stage, Vietnam U17 will face UAE U17 at 10:00 p.m. on April 10.

U.17 Việt Nam sang Oman đấu đối thủ mạnh trước vòng chung kết châu Á- Ảnh 2. — Match schedule of U.17 Vietnam at the 2025 U.17 Asian Finals

Despite being in a difficult group, Coach Roland is still confident in the competitiveness of U.17 Vietnam. The Brazilian "captain" said that the challenge for U.17 Vietnam is very big, but with careful preparation and determination, the whole team is striving towards the goal of passing the group stage and going deep into the tournament. "Just like in the qualifying round, we will try to solve each match at the 2025 AFC U.17 Finals. I have talked about the things that need to be improved since the qualifying round and have planned in daily practice. We are always focused and aiming for the highest goal for Vietnamese football," Mr. Roland emphasized.

At the 2025 AFC U17 Championship finals, Vietnam U17 also has the opportunity to win a ticket to the 2025 U17 World Cup. According to FIFA's decision, from 2025 onwards, the U17 World Cup finals will be held annually instead of every two years as before, and the number of participating teams will increase from 24 to 48. Of which, Asia will be given 8 places to participate.

U.17 Việt Nam sang Oman đấu đối thủ mạnh trước vòng chung kết châu Á- Ảnh 3. — Coach Cristiano Roland once led Vietnam U.17 through the U.17 Asian qualifiers, before moving to work in the V-League as the coach of Da Nang Club. However, not long after that, Mr. Roland left the Han River team and "reunited" with the Vietnam U.17 team.

This means that the 8 teams that make it to the quarter-finals of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship will qualify for the World U17 Championship. Thus, if they pass the group stage, Vietnam U17 will be present at the biggest playground on the planet for the U17 age group.