Vietnam national team squad list, will Coach Troussier call up Cong Phuong?
(Baonghean.vn) - Today, March 11, coach Troussier will announce the list of Vietnam team preparing for the 2 matches against Indonesia in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, of which Cong Phuong is the most anticipated name.
According to information from VFF, this afternoon, March 11, coach Philippe Troussier will announce the list of Vietnam team to prepare for 2 matches against Indonesia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, on March 21 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium and March 26 at My Dinh Stadium.
It is known that the French strategist will call up 30 to 35 players for training. After about a week of monitoring and detailed evaluation with his colleagues, the Vietnamese team will finalize the final list to participate in the next 2 matches.
Striker Cong Phuong is the name that fans are most looking forward to. Before that, the French strategist personally went to Japan to watch Cong Phuong play in a match for reserve players in J-League 2.
If Cong Phuong is called up, Mr. Troussier has to solve two problems. First, the striker born in 1995 has hardly played in Japan for over a year. Second, Cong Phuong can only return to the country to concentrate about 3-4 days before the FIFA Days, so he does not have much time to practice with the team.
In addition to Cong Phuong, Mr. Troussier can call up Thanh Binh. This is a striker that the French coach has tested but is not really satisfied with.
But at this time, coach Troussier does not have many options. Because strikers like Van Toan, Van Tung or Van Truong often do not play well when playing for the Vietnam national team, while young striker Dinh Bac has not had stable performance.
In addition to the Vietnamese team, this training session also includes the National U23 team. Coach Troussier also wants to prepare with the young players for the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals in Qatar in April. In addition, the 68-year-old strategist will also choose outstanding players from the U23 team to join the National team.
In this training session, coach Troussier will not have the services of midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh, defender Doan Van Hau, center back Que Ngoc Hai, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam, and striker Pham Tuan Hai due to injuries. Center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh recently had to receive 24 stitches after colliding with foreign player Pedro Henrique of Viettel The Cong Club in the match of round 13 of V-League 2023/2024. Midfielder Hung Dung also left open the possibility of participating.
On the other hand, the "White Witch" will welcome back Hoang Duc and Tien Linh after injuries. These are important comebacks for the Vietnamese team./.
