Bangladesh will take on mighty Syria in their Group A opening match of the AFC Under-20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers at the Lach Tray Stadium, Hai Phong, Vietnam, today.
The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time.
Maruful Haque鈥檚 charges, who had a short period of training at home before leaving for Vietnam on Wednesday, had a one and a half-hour final training session before the match on Friday.
Bangladesh team assistant coach Jahangir Alam Mintu was confident that his team would give their best to earn at least a draw against the Syrians.
鈥楽yrians are a strong opponent... We will fight to secure at least one point from the match,鈥� said Mintu during the training session on Friday.
Bangladesh forward Mirajul Islam, who scored the highest four goals in the SAFF U-20 Championship 2024 for the Bangladesh title win in August, was also expecting a good performance.
鈥榃e all are fit and ready to give our best to make a good result against Syria,鈥� said Mirajul.
In the other matches of the five-team group, Bangladesh will face Guam, hosts Vietnam and Bhutan, on September 23, 27, and 29, respectively.
The 10-group winners and five best runners-up of the 45-team qualifiers tournament will join hosts China in the 16-team finals to be held from February 6 to 23, 2025.
