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Check out the bright stars of the Philippines before the match with the Vietnamese team

Hai Hoang (From Philippines)• November 16, 2023 09:41

(Baonghean.vn) - The Philippines team has called up many players playing abroad to welcome the Vietnamese team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

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On the evening of November 15, the Philippine team had a training session before the 26th FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match. Photo: Hai Hoang
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At present, the Philippine team has many mixed-race and naturalized players, many of whom play abroad. Photo: Hai Hoang
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Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge has a British father and a Filipino mother. He currently plays in the English First Division for Birmingham City under the guidance of coach Wayne Rooney. Previously, Etheridge played in the Premier League in the 2018-2019 season, starting all 38 matches for Cardiff City. Etheridge usually only joins the Philippines team on FIFA days. Photo: Hai Hoang
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18-year-old right-back Santiago Rublico is playing for Spain's U19 Atletico Madrid team. Rublico has Filipino parents but was born in Spain. He played for the Philippines at the 32nd SEA Games in May but did not leave much of an impression. Photo: Hai Hoang
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Another young face is Jefferson Tabinas (number 4), born in 1998 and playing as a central defender. His father is Ghanaian, his mother is Filipino but he was born in Japan. His younger brother, Paul Tabinas, is also a football player. Jefferson Tabinas currently plays regularly for the Mito Hollyhock Club in J-League 2, which was Nguyen Cong Phuong's old team in 2016. Photo: Hai Hoang
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37-year-old striker Bienvenido Maranon was born in Spain before becoming a naturalized Filipino in 2020. He used to play in Spain for many lower-ranked clubs, notably Cadiz. Since 2015, he has moved to the Philippines, Malaysia and now Chanthaburi in Thailand. Photo: Hai Hoang
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34-year-old veteran center-back Carli De Murga has a Spanish father and a Filipino mother. Photo: Hai Hoang
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The most special player is midfielder Stephan Schrock (left). The midfielder, born in 1986, retired from the national team in May 2023, but returned after receiving an offer from coach Michael Weiss. He belongs to the Manila club and has played in Bundesliga 2. Before playing 60 matches for the Philippine national team, Schrock played for the U18, U19 and U20 Germany. Schrock has a German father and a Filipino mother. Currently, he is the most experienced player of the Philippines when playing against Vietnam. Coach Weiss said that Schrock can still play well for 30 to 45 minutes. Photo: Hai Hoang
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The Philippines also has a pair of famous brothers, Manny Ott (number 8) and Mike Ott. Both have a German father and a Filipino mother, and decided to contribute to their motherland's national team in 2010, at the same time as Etheridge. Photo: Hai Hoang
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The Philippines will be missing many quality players in this training session due to injuries, notably striker Mark Hartmann (Nakhon Si United, Thailand), Gerrit Holtmann (Antalyaspor, Türkiye), John Patrick Strauss (Hansa Rostock, Germany), Raphael Obermair (SC Paderborn, Germany). The match between Vietnam and the Philippines will take place at 6 p.m. on November 16 at Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila. Photo: Hai Hoang

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