Nghe An player Ho Tuan Tai was eliminated before the G hour.

On the evening of September 1, before the Vietnamese team's final practice match to get acquainted with the Saudi Arabian stadium, the coaching staff announced that strikerHo Tuan Taiis one of two players coachedPark Hang-seoremoved from the list of 23 players for the match against Saudi Arabia.

This is only the second time the former SLNA striker has been called up to the national team by coach Park. The first time he was unlucky when he was injured during a training session before the official tournament.

Tuan Tai is a former SLNA striker whose name was removed from the list of 23 players for the match against Saudi Arabia by coach Park Hang-seo. Photo: Xuan Thuy

The second time being called up to the national team by the Korean coach, Tuan Tai has been training hard to regain coach Park's trust. Before going to Saudi Arabia, in a friendly match with U22 Vietnam, Tuan Tai scored 1 goal in the victory against the U22 team.

However, Mr. Park wanted to choose players with international experience. Because in this opening match, Vietnam had to compete with the top team in Asia. Therefore, he chose players with a lot of experience and a long time playing together.

Thus, in the Vietnamese team's lineup for the match against Saudi Arabia, there are only 3 names left: Que Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang and Van Duc from Nghe An.

Among them, Que Ngoc Hai and Trong Hoang will certainly be in the starting lineup. Captain Que Ngoc Hai will be the core and pillar of the red team's defense.

Among the two players eliminated before the match with Saudi Arabia was also the small midfielder Tien Anh. This player was also called up to the national team for the first time by Mr. Park.