On December 25, through the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), coach Troussier announced the Vietnam national team call-up list of 34 players to prepare for the 2024 Asian Cup finals to take place in Qatar in January 2024. . According to the plan, the Vietnamese national team will gather on December 31, which is after round 8 of V.League 2023/2024 ends.
Coach Troussier hopes that he can bring the strongest squad to Qatar, thereby creating a surprise with the Vietnam national team, like the team that with Coach Park Hang-seo reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 Asian Cup more than 4 years ago. before. However, in recent days, the French coach has continuously received unhappy information related to the team’s personnel.
Preliminary list of Vietnam national team.
10 Vietnamese national team stars have just been injured
Specifically, just a few hours after the list of 34 Vietnamese players was announced, coach Troussier was informed about Nguyen Thanh Nhan (PVF – CAND) being injured. “I suffered an ankle injury in the match between PVF – CAND and Hue in the National First Division. It is expected to take 2-3 weeks to recover, so I informed the host club and the team about injury situation to have a backup plan,” Nguyen Thanh Nhan shared.
It is known that Nguyen Thanh Nhan is the only player playing in the First Division who is on the list this time. His absence can be said to be a regret for both the Vietnamese team and the player himself. In the recent match against Hue, he was the one who helped PVF – CAND score the opening goal, contributing to the home team’s 2-1 victory. He is also one of the young players who has been with coach Troussier for many years and participated in the loss to Iraq in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia last November.
At the match between CAHN Club and B.Binh Duong in round 8 of V.League 2023/2024 taking place on the evening of December 26, the image of Nguyen Tien Linh limping off the field made coach Troussier really uneasy. Accordingly, in a collision situation in the 59th minute, the 26-year-old striker encountered a back problem and had to leave the field to make way for Ryan Ha. He even had to ask teammate Bui Vi Hao to help him move to the bench.
According to the latest information, Tien Linh’s injury is not serious. He only suffered software damage and is still fully capable of focusing on the Vietnam national team in the coming days. However, B.Binh Duong’s doctors still advised Tien Linh not to rush back to training and needed further monitoring.
Nguyen Tien Linh was injured in the match B.Binh Duong lost 0-3 to CAHN Club. Photo: VPF.
Also in the match between CAHN Club and B.Binh Duong, two other players on the Vietnam national team call-up list, Hoang Van Toan and Vu Van Thanh, were also injured. Right in the 9th minute, the 22-year-old midfielder had an ankle problem and could not continue playing. Coach Tran Tien Dai was forced to replace Ha Van Phuong. At the end of the match, Hoang Van Toan had to ask his teammates to help him to the bus, but could not move on his own. And Vu Van Thanh limped off the field when the match ended and had to have a scan the next morning…
Next, coach Troussier received more bad news about Nguyen Thanh Chung and Do Duy Manh. Nguyen Thanh Chung suffered an injury in the match between Hanoi FC and Hong Linh Ha Tinh in round 7 of V.League 2023/2024. The midfielder from Tuyen Quang suffered a contusion to the anterior cruciate ligament and a slight contusion to the external meniscus. Similarly, Do Duy Manh is also being treated for a knee injury. Both were unable to make a trip with Hanoi FC to LPBank HAGL in round 8 of V.League 2023/2024 last night (December 27).
Regarding the case of Que Ngoc Hai, the midfielder of B.Binh Duong has not fully recovered from his injury and did not play in the 0-3 loss to CAHN Club. That’s why Que Ngoc Hai had to go to training early and practice with U23 Vietnam to check his health and get into better rhythm.
Last night, when the remaining matches in round 8 of V.League 2023/2024 ended, coach Troussier received 3 more bad news about the force. In the match between MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and host Hai Phong at Lach Tray Stadium on the evening of December 27, 2023, Dang Van Lam was given the opportunity to start, but he could only play in the first 60 minutes before the match. had to leave the field due to injury. Lam “Tay’s” condition is unknown at this time, but some sources on the sidelines said that this Vietnamese-Russian goalkeeper has suffered an injury to his right leg and may have to miss about 2 weeks, which means he It is difficult to have the opportunity to join the Vietnam national team to attend the 2024 Asian Cup finals.
Hoang Duc was injured in the match Viettel The Cong lost 0-3 to Nam Dinh Green Steel. Photo: Anninhthudo.
Meanwhile, in the The Cong match, Viettel lost to host Green Steel Nam Dinh 0-3, two players from the away team were injured, Hoang Duc and Duc Chien. In a collision in the 86th minute of the match, Hoang Duc was injured and had to lie on the field. After receiving first aid, the player born in 1998 was helped off the field..
When leaving the field, Hoang Duc limped and showed discomfort on his face. That made many people believe that he had a serious problem. Although the Viettel The Cong star was not used in the last two matches of the Vietnam national team in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, he is still the top midfielder in Vietnamese football today.
In Duc Chien’s case, this 1m86 tall midfielder left the field with the doctor after the match between The Cong Viettel and Nam Dinh Green Steel ended. It seems that he has a lighter problem than Hoang Duc, but nothing can be said in advance.
In the coming days, coach Troussier will probably have to hold his breath to monitor the injury situation of Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Nguyen Tien Linh, Hoang Van Toan, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Do Duy Manh, Que Ngoc Hai, Vu Van Thanh, and Dang. Van Lam, Nguyen Hoang Duc and Nguyen Duc Chien. In the worst case, he will be forced to summon replacement faces.