Indonesian newspaper calls Cong Phuong and Tien Linh 'nightmare'; Vietnam team receives very good news before the military gathering day

Vietnam team received very good news before the gathering day to prepare for the match against Indonesia

Hanoi Police Club recently announced the injury situation of central defender Bui Hoang Viet Anh.

“According to the latest update from the medical department of the Hanoi Police Club, Bui Hoang Viet Anh only suffered a soft tissue injury. The situation is not complicated and he can return to the field in the near future,” the Hanoi Police website announced.

This means that Viet Anh can play in the upcoming match against The Cong Viettel in the 2023-2024 National Cup, taking place on March 13.

The return of the player born in 1999 is also good news for coach Troussier, especially in the context that many key defenders of the Vietnamese team cannot play due to injury.

Previously, in the match against The Cong Viettel in round 13 of V-League 2023-2024, Viet Anh suffered a torn lip after a dispute with an opposing player.

After arriving at the hospital, he needed 24 stitches. However, luckily, he did not have any problems with the hard area.

U23 Vietnam finalizes list for tour to Tajikistan, coach Troussier gives way to assistant

In preparation for the 2024 AFC U23 Championship, U23 Vietnam will gather at the same time as the Vietnam national team during FIFA Days in March 2024. A total of 24 players were called up by coach Troussier, including many familiar players such as goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan, defender Tran Quang Thinh, Nguyen Ngoc Thang, Luong Duy Cuong, midfielder Hoang Van Toan, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa, and striker Nguyen Quoc Viet.

According to the plan, U23 Vietnam will start training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center from March 13. After having enough players, U23 Vietnam will leave for Tajikistan on March 17. Here, U23 Vietnam will play 2 friendly matches with U23 Tajikistan on March 20 and 23 respectively.

This is an important training trip for U23 Vietnam to prepare for the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals, which will take place from April 15 to May 3 in Qatar. Notably, coach Troussier will not be able to join the team because he is busy leading the Vietnamese team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Indonesia. Replacing the French strategist is assistant Moulay Lahsen Azzeggouarh.

According to the announcement of VFF, Mr. Azzeggouarh will be the acting head coach of U23 Vietnam in the tour of Tajikistan. This is the first time the 57-year-old Moroccan coach has taken on this position. In the past, he was the interim coach of Algerian club, Paradou AC, but was unsuccessful.

Indonesian newspaper calls Cong Phuong and Tien Linh "nightmare"

Bola Sport recently reported on the list of 33 players called up by coach Philippe Troussier for the second round of World Cup qualifiers with the title "Indonesia's nightmare returns".

"Nguyen Cong Phuong and Nguyen Tien Linh are the nightmares of the Indonesian team. Meanwhile, Doan Van Hau is absent," Bola Sport said.

Not stopping there, the famous newspaper in the land of thousands of islands also dedicated an article about Tien Linh: "The nightmare of the Indonesian team, and also the main striker of the Vietnamese team, Nguyen Tien Linh, has returned from injury with impressive form. This striker immediately showed his class with 2 goals against Song Lam Nghe An, thereby helping Binh Duong win with a score of 3-2".

The Indonesian media has reason to call the striker born in 1997 "Garuda's nightmare", because he has a connection with the net of all levels of Indonesian national teams. In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Tien Linh scored in the 4-0 victory of the Vietnamese team. At the 31st SEA Games, he opened the score, thereby helping U23 Vietnam overwhelm Indonesia with a score of 3-0 in the group stage. At the 2022 AFF Cup, Tien Linh also scored 2 goals to help the Vietnamese team win 3-0 in the second leg of the semi-finals.

"In the last match at the Asian Cup, Tien Linh was absent due to injury. This caused the Vietnamese team to be overwhelmed by Indonesia," Bola added.

On March 21 and 26, the Vietnam teamwill play Indonesia again in the second qualifying round of the World Cup in Asia, at Bung Karno Stadium and My Dinh Stadium respectively. The results of these two matches will directly affect the ambitions of both Vietnam and Indonesia to participate in the third qualifying round, and may even decide the relationship between coach Philippe Troussier and Vietnamese football.

Tickets for the match between Vietnam and Indonesia: Highest is 600,000 VND

In order to create conditions for a large audience to come to the stadium to watch the second leg match between the Vietnam National Team and the Indonesia National Team at 7:00 p.m. on March 26 within the framework of the Second Qualifying Round of the 2026 World Cup at My Dinh National Stadium, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has officially announced four ticket prices and distribution methods.

Specifically, VFF issued tickets with the following denominations: 200,000 VND, 300,000 VND, 450,000 VND and the highest is 600,000 VND. This is the same price as the first home match of the Vietnam Team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Iraq last November.

Tickets will be sold through the VFF online system, mainly through the VinID app. Fans can buy tickets from 9am on March 15 until the end of March 21, or until tickets are sold out (whichever comes first).

After successfully purchasing tickets, fans will receive tickets via VietnamPost's express delivery service, expected to receive tickets from March 19./.