Latest U.16 Vietnam match schedule: When will they face China and Australia?

According to the plan, the Vietnam U.16 team will continue to practice at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center from May 10. It is expected that on May 23, the team will leave for Hohhot city (China) to participate in the CFA Team China 2025 International U.16 tournament, taking place from May 28 to June 1.

U.16 Vietnam faces strong opponents

The Vietnam U.16 team will face U.16 Australia (1:00 p.m., May 28), host U.17 China (6:35 p.m., May 30) and play the final match against U.16 Saudi Arabia (1:00 p.m., June 1).

Match schedule of U.16 Vietnam

With the participation of quality teams including Australia, Saudi Arabia and host China, the CFA Team China 2025 U.16 International Tournament is considered a useful practice for the Vietnam U.16 team. Not only for the preparation plan for the 2026 U.17 Asian qualifiers, this tournament also helps young players have the opportunity to "test the waters" and progress faster in their skills when competing with top opponents on the continent.

This is a tournament that helps the Vietnam U.16 team review and evaluate their strength towards the main goal of qualifying for the 2026 U.17 Asian Cup. Therefore, excellent players with development potential are all given opportunities by coach Roland to be included in the list. It can be easily seen that the overwhelming number of players are still football clubs/centers with good achievements in youth training such as PVF, The Cong Viettel, Hanoi, SLNA, Ba Ria - Vung Tau...

List of U.16 Vietnam call-ups

Some notable faces include goalkeeper Ly Xuan Hoa (best goalkeeper of the 2024 National U.15 Championship), striker Nguyen Van Duong (best player and also top scorer of the 2024 National U.15 Championship), midfielder Chu Ngoc Nguyen Luc (one of the key players in the Vietnam U.17 team at the recent 2025 AFC U.17 Championship).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-u16-viet-nam-moi-nhat-cham-tran-trung-quoc-uc-khi-nao-185250508180926713.htm