Vietnam reach top 4 of ASIAN Cup in Belgium
(VOV) - Vietnam ranked 4th at the Asian Students Football Championship, held in the city of Herentals Kermis on May 10.
Eight student football teams from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Singapore, the Philippines, Japan, and Laos were divided into two groups.
They played in a round-robin format to select two group winners and two first runners-up in each group to go on to the semi-final round.
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Vietnam played in group 2 against other strong teams from Singapore, Japan, and Cambodia.
Vietnam successfully made it through to the semi-finals along with Thailand, Cambodia and China.
However, Vietnam failed to qualify for the final match. The Thai team clinched first place, with Cambodia and China ranking second and third respectively.
Tran Kim Thau, Counsellor in charge of the community affairs of the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium praised the success of the tournament, adding that the event contributed to strengthening solidarity among Asian students studying in Belgium.
The annual event has been running since 2005.