Vietnam’s U-19 women’s football team defeated the Iranian squad here on Sunday evening, entering the final round of the 2017 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship slated for August 2017 in China.
Vietnam whitewashed Iran 2-0 in the qualifying round match, topping Group D. The two goals were scored in the second half of the game.
The AFC U-19 Women’s Championship is the biennial international youth football championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women’s under-19 national teams of Asia. Japan won the title at the last edition.
The top three teams of the 2017 tournament will qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France as AFC representatives.