Vietnam entered the Asiad men's football 'death' table

The draw for the football group stage at the 2023 Asiad in Hangzhou, China took place on the afternoon of July 27, bringing U23 Vietnam into the same group as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Mongolia. The first two opponents both passed the group stage last term, and belonged to the top football platforms in the continent. And Mongolia can be considered an easier opponent because this is their first time attending Asiad at the U23 level.

Another Southeast Asian representative, Thailand, also entered the group and competed not easily with defending champions South Korea, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Indonesia is tied with North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, and Taiwan.

Men's football in Asiad this period has 23 participating teams, divided into six groups, each group has four teams, group D has only three teams. Teams play a round robin in Hangzhou, China, from September 19. The top two teams in each group and the top four third-place teams will advance to the round of 16. Last period, Vietnam reached the semi-finals, but lost to Korea and the UAE, so they did not win a medal.

The Asiad 2023 women's football sport consists of 17 teams, divided into five groups, two groups of four teams and three groups of three teams. The teams play in a round-robin round, calculate points, select the top five teams, and the three high-performing second teams advance to the quarterfinals. Last period, Vietnam stopped in the quarterfinals when losing to Taiwan on a penalty shootout.