Vietnam's U15 team is training with 34 players ahead of the FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival in Azerbaijan on October 22–31, VFF said. Coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn plans to select a 14-player squad and adapt preparations to the eight-a-side format. Vietnam have been drawn in Group R with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Guyana, Iran and Mauritius. Every team is scheduled to continue into a second stage, with groups determined by first-stage results.