The team’s training plan was submitted by the Vietnam Football Federation to the General Physical Training and Sports Department on July 14.

The squad is scheduled to compete against Qatari rivals in Al-Saad stadium on July 23.

After this match, the national team will return to Hanoi on July 25 and practise for another three days before playing against Qatar at the national My Dinh stadium on July 28, which will be broadcast live on national TV channel VTV2 from 7.15pm.

Some veteran footballers have been summoned for this training and competition, including goalkeeper Nguyen The Anh, fullback Nguyen Van Bien, and halfback Tran Chi Cong and midfielder Le Tan Tai. Goalie Tan Truong would not be present in the formation because he has not fully recovered from his injuries.