On the morning of January 4, the homepage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the list of Vietnam national team as well as the remaining teams participating in the 2024 Asian Cup finals. However, this does not mean that it is the original name. Final book of Vietnam Tel.
According to an announcement from VFF, on the afternoon of January 4, coach Troussier announced a specific list of 30 names to come to Qatar to prepare for the 2024 Asian Cup finals, including 4 backup faces.
List of 30 Vietnamese national team players going to Qatar
List of 30 Vietnamese national team players going to Qatar.
And a few minutes ago, Coach Troussier announced the list of 30 Vietnamese players going to Qatar tomorrow (January 5). Accordingly, this list does not contain the name Hoang Duc. The Viettel The Cong midfielder is one of the faces summoned by coach Troussier to the Vietnam national team, in preparation for the 2024 Asian Cup finals.
Even though he is injured, the midfielder born in 1998 still tries his best to practice with his teammates in the hope of recovering in time to attend the continental playground. However, after the most recent examination, doctors announced that the Viettel The Cong Club midfielder could not continue to accompany the Vietnam national team in the upcoming Asian Cup finals.
According to the doctor’s conclusion, Hoang Duc suffered an injury to his left ankle (edema of the anterior and posterior tibiofibular ligaments, posterior talonavicular ligament; edema of the soft tissue around the left medial ankle). He needs at least 3 more weeks before he can practice again.
Thus, Hoang Duc is the 9th player to have to leave the team before the tournament. Previously, there were 8 players including: 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 2023 Asian Cup Finals, Vietnam Tel is in Group D with Japan, Indonesia and Iraq. According to the plan, the entire team will maintain training until January 5, 2024 and then leave for host Qatar to train before officially entering the highest tournament on the continent.
During the rehearsal phase, the Vietnamese team will play a friendly match with the Kyrgyzstan team on January 9, 2024. Also during this time, coach Troussier will eliminate 4 more people to finalize the list of 26 players to officially attend the 2023 Asian Cup finals.