Vietnam to play in friendly tournament in China

Viet Nam's women's football team will take part in a friendly tournament in China from January 19 to 26, 2016.

07/01/2016 09:17:18

Vietnamese women players train in Ha Noi on January 5. They will play in a friendly tournament in China next week

They will play teams from South Korea, Mexico and the hosts in Shenzhen. The teams will compete in a round-robin format, with the best two teams advancing to the final.

While China and South Korea are familiar rivals, Viet Nam will play world number 26 Mexico from North America for the first time.

Both teams are preparing for their Brazil Olympics’ qualifiers.