On the evening of January 9, Vietnam National Team entered the only test match before the 2024 Asian Cup with opponent Kyrgyzstan. This match took place at Al Rayyan 2 Stadium (Doha, Qatar). Both teams wanted to keep the match secret, so Al Rayyan 2 Stadium was not open to spectators and the match was not broadcast live.
Coach Troussier will still have to eliminate 4 more names from the Vietnam national team list. Photo: VFF.
According to information provided by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the Vietnam National Team did not have a good run when they lost to Kyrgyzstan with a score of 1-2. The team from Central Asia opened the scoring in the 31st minute thanks to striker Joel Kojo. Vietnam team equalized in the 63rd minute thanks to Truong Tien Anh. But then, Ayzar Akmatov scored the decisive goal in the 75th minute, sealing a 2-1 victory for Kyrgyzstan.
With the nature of rehearsing the squad and playing style, the Vietnam National Team and Kyrgyzstan National Team agreed to limit the number of substitutions. Coach Troussier therefore also used 29/30 players brought to Qatar. The only face of the Vietnam national team not playing in this match is midfielder Do Duy Manh – who has just recovered from injury and was allowed to rest to ensure his best physical condition.
According to the plan, after the loss to Kyrgyzstan, coach Troussier and his colleagues will have a meeting to evaluate and comment on the performance of each player in this match. After that, combined with the recent training process and to prevent possible injuries, coach Troussier will finalize the official list of 26 Vietnamese players to attend the 2024 Asian Cup finals on January 13. , which is about 6 hours before the opening match against Japan.
Vietnam National Team lost 1-2 to Kyrgyzstan National Team in the only friendly match before the 2024 Asian Cup finals. Photo: VFF.
Which 4 players will be removed from the Vietnam national team roster?
Thus, there will be 4 names left that have to say goodbye to the Vietnam national team, thereby missing out on the 2024 Asian Cup finals. The opportunity will be given to those who are truly determined and capable of playing many positions. According to experts, the four faces that are difficult to stay on the final list include Le Van Do, Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh and Pham Van Luan. Among these, Le Ngoc Bao and Do Thanh Thinh are two rookies given the opportunity by coach Troussier, Pham Van Luan was called up by the French military leader, and Le Van Do was promoted from U23 Vietnam…
Before finalizing the list of 30 Vietnamese players to go to Qatar, coach Troussier had to sadly say goodbye to 9 experienced faces due to injury, including Hoang Duc, Dang Van Lam, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Bui Tien Dung, Que Ngoc Hai, Hoang Van Toan, Nguyen Tien Linh, Nguyen Duc Chien and Nguyen Thanh Nhan.
At the 2024 Asian Cup Finals, Vietnam Tel is in Group D with Japan, Indonesia and Iraq. The goal of coach Troussier and his team is to win 2nd place in the group or have at least 1 victory, thereby being able to enter the group of 3rd place teams with the best results. More than 4 years ago, Vietnam national team led by coach Park Hang-seo also passed the group stage as one of the four third-place teams with the best results. After that, we reached the quarterfinals before losing to Japan.
