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Vietnam to host AFC Cup matches in Southeast Asia
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Victory dance: Qatar's coach Felix Sanchez is thrown in the air as his team celebrates its win in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup final soccer match between Japan and Qatar at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on this undated file photo.Vietnam has been selected as a centralized host for two AFC Cup groups in the Southeast Asia zone, the Asian Football Confederation said on Thursday. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
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ietnam has been selected as a centralized host for two AFC Cup groups in the Southeast Asia zone, the Asian Football Confederation said on Thursday.
The AFC Cup, the competition for more minor football playing nations in the continent, has been suspended since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Group F matches will take place at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City while the Group G ties will be staged in Quang Ninh's Cam Pha Stadium, it added. The ties will be played over three matchdays from Sept. 23-29
The host for Group H, also in Southeast Asia, has yet to be confirmed, it said.
Maldives is the centralized venue in South Asia for Group E matches, which will take place from Oct. 23-Nov. 4.
