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South Korean All-Star Game scheduled to take place in Vietnam

The 2017 K-League All-Star Game will take place in Vietnam, officials said Monday.

The K League representative told Yonhap News that the annual All-Star Game will be held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on 29 July.

A team of All-Stars from the top-flight K League Classic will take on the Vietnamese national team, who will compete at the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur in August.

Luong Xuan Truong, who plays for Gangwon FC in the K League Classic, will be part of the Vietnam team.

The South Korean league said it will determine further details of the match and the All-Star selection process at a later date.

It added that it will continue to make efforts to promote South Korean football in Southeast Asia and other international markets.