The qualifiers will feature 45 teams in 10 groups. The top team from each group, along with the five best second-place teams, will secure spots in the final round alongside host China.

According to the draw, Vietnam’s national U20 men’s football team will compete in Group A alongside Syria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Guam.

To prepare for the tournament, coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team had a training trip in Japan from August 23 to September 1./.VNA