Hanoi, May 31 -- Vietnam will play a friendly match against Syria on June 20 at northern Nam Dinh province's Thien Truong Stadium for FIFA Days.

Syria is ranked No 90 in the world rankings, five places above Vietnam. Their best known player is striker Omar Khribin. The 29-year-old is playing for Emirati Shabab Al Ahli on loan from Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi) in the UAE.

Other quality players are defender Abdul Weiss, midfielders Oliver Kawo and Simon Amin and winger Amma Ramadan.

In 2018, Syria almost qualified for the World Cup, advancing to the play-off where they were ousted after losing to Australia.

At the upcoming Asian Cup finals, Syria is in pod three with Vietnam, Bahrain, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon.

The team is under coach ...