The Viet Nam national team will meet Kuwait's U-23 team in the opening game of the Millennium Football Cup at 7pm at My Dinh National Stadium today.
At a press conference yesterday, team coach Henrique Calisto said the cup would be good preparation for Viet Nam before they defend the ASEAN Football Championship AFF-Suzuki Cup in December.
Meanwhile the Kuwait team were eager to get going and started training just three hours after a 30 hour flight on Saturday. The tournament will also be part of both teams' preparations for the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, in November.
Kuwait's coach U-23 Al Semmari said his team would include 12 players who played in the Gulf Cup final against the United Arabs of Emirates last month.
Australia's U-23 team will also have a tough match against North Korea in today's early game.
HCM City to host record-breaking marathon football event
A record breaking nine hour footballing extravaganza will take place at HCM City's Military Zone 7 Stadium on October 10.
According to organisers, the HCM City Young Business Association, the event will see over 1,000 amateurs from 108 squads take part.
"There will be 54 matches of 10 minutes each," committee member Phan Xuan Truong said.
Olympic team beat Cambodia 2-0 in HCM City friendly
Viet Nam's Olympic football team beat Cambodia's 2-0 in a friendly at HCM City's Thanh Long Sports Centre on Saturday.
Van Thang scored from a free kick, while defender Huu Phuoc volleyed home from teammate Thanh Trung's corner .
Viet Nam will meet Cambodia at Thong Nhat Stadium in a rematch tomorrow.
SEA Games champion Long victorious at Ha Noi Open
Hanoian Nguyen Phuc Long edged Quoc Tuan of Hai Phong 9-8 in the men's singles final of the Ha Noi Pool-9 Open on Saturday.
Long, who won the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in Laos last year, pocketed prize money of VND16 million ($820).
Minh to be nation's sole badminton representative at Asian Games
Viet Nam will send top player Nguyen Tien Minh to compete in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on November 11-27, the Viet Nam Badminton Federation announced.
Minh, who ranks eighth in the world, will face tough opponents in the battle for the men's singles title at the Asian Games.
The 25-year-old won the Australian Open Grand Prix, but failed to qualify for quarters-final in the World Badminton Championship in Paris last month. — VNS
