Do Hung Dung becomes captain of Vietnam team; Real legends predict Mbappe's future

U19 Vietnam meets U19 China at the 2024 International U19 Football Tournament

The Vietnam U19 team with 23 players is in Shaanxi, China to participate in the 2024 International U19 Football Tournament. The tournament brings together the teams: Vietnam, China, Korea and Uzbekistan.

The Vietnam U19 team will face China U19 at 6:35 p.m. on June 4 (Hanoi time). Commenting on the tournament, coach Hua Hien Vinh said: “This is a great opportunity for Vietnam U19 players to gain experience and improve their playing style in preparation for the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Football Championship in July, followed by the 2025 AFC U20 Championship Qualifiers in September.”

Sharing about the U19 Vietnam squad participating in the 2024 International U19 Football Tournament, coach Hua Hien Vinh said: “The U19 Vietnam squad is probably the youngest among the four participating teams. In fact, we still have some players born in 2005 who can join the U19 Vietnam squad, but they cannot join the training camp due to their club's competition schedule. However, this is an opportunity for players born in 2006 and 2007 to demonstrate their abilities and develop their careers.”

According to the match schedule, after the opening match against U19 China, the U19 Vietnam team will meet U19 Korea (4:30 p.m. on June 8) and U19 Uzbekistan (2:30 p.m. on June 10).

Real legends predict Mbappe's future

Besides congratulating them, Marcelo and Iker Casillas also predicted that the arrival of Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid will bring the club its 16th Champions League title.

Former “Los Blancos” star Casillas did not hesitate to express his belief in Real Madrid’s bright future as soon as Mbappe officially arrived at Bernebeu. “With you (Mbappe - PV), the road to the 16th trophy starts today,” the Spanish goalkeeper wrote on X (Twitter).

Meanwhile, former Real Madrid defender Marcelo posted on Instagram: "16 (the club's 16th Champions League title - PV) is coming".

At the same time, the former Real Madrid star couple did not forget to send their congratulations to Mbappe after the French striker officially joined "Los Blancos". "Welcome to the best club in the world," Casillas shared.

Not only Casillas and Marcelo, a series of Real Madrid players also posted messages welcoming Mbappe to the club. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois posted: "Welcome to the new home, Kylian Mbappe".

Real Madrid officials want Mbappe to join the club's pre-season tour of the United States, which runs from July 31 to August 6. However, the new “Los Blancos” star needs time off after playing for the French team at Euro 2024. Therefore, it will be some time before fans can see Mbappe on the field in a Real Madrid shirt.

What did the Philippine newspaper say before the match against Vietnam?

The Philippines is in a difficult position when facing the Vietnamese team in the 5th match of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia on June 6 (Hanoi time).

"There is no room for error as the Philippines look to keep alive their hopes of advancing to the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The only goal is to win," One Sports wrote before the match.

In the second qualifying round, the Philippines is currently at the bottom of Group F with only 1 point. The Azkals are 2 points behind Vietnam and 6 points behind Indonesia.

Therefore, the Philippine newspaper commented that the task of the Philippine team in the two upcoming matches is not easy. Coach Tom Saintfiet and his team need to defeat both Vietnam and Indonesia if they want to keep their hopes of advancing.

Do Hung Dung is the captain of the Vietnam team.

The Vietnam national team has announced a new executive committee at the June 2024 training session. Accordingly, player Do Hung Dung (Hanoi FC) was given the captain's armband by coach Kim Sang Sik for the upcoming two matches against the Philippines and Iraq.

In the past, Hung Dung was also the captain of the Vietnamese team many times under both coaches Park Hang-seo and Philippe Troussier, because he has good skills and a lot of international experience. In addition to captain Do Hung Dung, coach Kim Sang-sik chose two vice-captains, striker Tien Linh (Binh Duong) and Bui Hoang Viet Anh (Hanoi Police).

Sharing with the media about the team's preparations for the upcoming matches, midfielder Do Hung Dung said that the whole team feels very excited when entering this training session. He also hopes that the whole team, together with new head coach Kim Sang Sik, will bring a new wind to help the team achieve victories after a long period of poor results./.