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Vietnam eyes quarterfinals at Asian U-23 Football Championships

Xinhua, December 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

Vietnam targets the quarterfinals of the 2016 Asian U-23 Football Championships, local media on Thursday quoted head coach Toshiya Miura from Japan as saying.

"The Vietnam Football Federation has not set any targets for us, but we have set our own target of playing in the quarterfinals of the Asian U-23 Football Championships in Qatar" , online newspaper VnExpress quoted Miura as saying.

U-23 Vietnam, which is set to leave Vietnam for Qatar on Thursday night, will clash with Jordan, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates in Group D on Jan. 14, 17 and 20, respectively.

"U-23 Vietnam has been regarded as the weakest team in Group D, but we will spare no efforts to realize our target," said Miura.

The finals of the 2016 Asian U-23 Football Championships is scheduled to run from Jan. 12-30, with the participation of 16 teams. Vietnam and Thailand are the only two Southeast Asian squads at the tournament.

The top three finishers will represent Asia to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Enditem