The Bangladesh U-20 football team will play upper ranked and hosts Vietnam in their third Group A match of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup' 2025 Qualifiers on Friday.
The match between FIFA ranked 116th Vietnan and ranked 186th Bangkadesh will kick off at 6:00 pm Bangladesh time at the Lach Tray Stadium in the Vietnamese city of Hai Phong.
Ahead of Friday's match, the Bangladesh team made their practice there Thursday afternoon from 3:15 to 4:45 pm.
The Bangladesh team made a frustrating start in the Asian Youth Group meet after suffering a huge 0-4 goal defeat against FIFA ranked 92nd Arabian nation Syria in the first match.
The misery of fresh SAFF U-20 champions Bangladesh was further consolidated as they drew 2-2 with FIFA ranked 204th Guam despite dominating the match twice.
Earlier, the Bangladesh team was placed in five-team Group A of the U-20 Asian Cup with Syria, hosts Vietnam, Bhutan, and Guam.
In the remaining group match, Bangladesh will play Bhutan on Sunday.
Ten Asian group champions, along with five best group runners-up, will qualify for the next round of the AFC U-2O Asian Cup.