U19 Vietnam held a moment of silence and wore mourning bands to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

The Vietnam U19 team will observe a minute of silence and wear a mourning armband on their chest to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the match against Australia U19.

U19 Vietnam players arrive at Gelora Stadium on November 10 - Photo: VFF

The Vietnam U19 team arrived at Gelora 10 November Stadium (Indonesia) to prepare for the "decisive" match with Australia U19 at the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship taking place at 3:00 p.m. today (July 21). The Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) and the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Championship have approved the request of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to allow the Vietnam U19 team to observe a minute of silence and wear a mourning armband on their chest to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong before the match against Australia U19.

The U19 players' jerseys all have a mourning armband on the left chest to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong - Photo: VFF

Before the match, Coach Hua Hien Vinh and the players had a technical meeting to plan the lineup and tactics for the match. The whole team was determined and unanimous in aiming for the best result, thereby opening up the opportunity to compete for a ticket to the semi-finals. In the opening match, the U19 Vietnam team only drew 1-1 with U19 Myanmar, while U19 Australia beat U19 Laos 6-0. This means that Coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team must win against U19 Australia to open up the opportunity to compete for the top spot in the group.

U19 Vietnam in the flag-raising ceremony before the match - Photo: VFF

This is not an easy task. Because at the U19 level, young Australian players are always considered stronger than other teams of the same age group in the Southeast Asian region.

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