Vietnam team gets more strength before match with Indonesia

On the evening of March 21, the Vietnamese team will have a difficult away match against the host team Indonesia in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. This is an important match for coach Philippe Troussier and his team, because if they do not have a good result against the host team, the Vietnamese team's chances of advancing to the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup will not be much left.

Due to the importance of the match, a large number of Vietnamese fans have flocked to Indonesia to cheer on the yellow star warriors.

Mr. Phan Dinh Long - Chairman of the Vietnam Supporters' Association (VFS North) shared: "This match will decide the ticket to the next round of the Vietnam team, so the executive board has also met, assigned tasks to members and planned to go to Indonesia to cheer on coach Philippe Troussier and his team."

Revealing the cheering plan in Indonesia, Mr. Phan Dinh Long said: "The executive board announced and asked everyone to register to go to Indonesia, and made an official letter to ask for permission from the host country to bring cheering equipment into the stadium. Although tickets to the stadium were a bit difficult, fortunately the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) connected and created conditions to buy enough tickets for the members."

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium with a capacity of nearly 78,000 seats, Indonesian fans are famous for their enthusiasm. Facing this problem, the Chairman of the VFS Fans Association shared: "The fans association has also traveled to cheer for many countries, and knows for sure that if we meet Indonesia, we will also be pressured by their enthusiasm and the way they cheer. However, we also know how to send messages to the players of the Vietnamese team, and in many ways to contact the Vietnamese community in Indonesia, thereby getting them to create conditions to help us."

The Vietnamese team under the coach has not yet performed as expected by fans. Talking about this, Mr. Phan Dinh Long shared: "Personally, I and the entire VFS Northern Supporters Association believe that no matter how the team performs, we will always stand side by side and accompany the team. The message that VFS wants to send to all players is: You guys try to compete and contribute to us, the Supporters Association will always accompany you."

Special fan of Vietnam team

Mr. Seidler - an American, an English teacher in Vietnam, has accompanied the Vietnamese team many times in international tournaments. This time, he also followed coach Philippe Troussier and his team to Indonesia to cheer.

Sharing about this special love, Mr. Seidler said: "The last time the team played in the SEA Games in Cambodia, I also went to watch. I am a big fan of the team, have been to many stadiums, many tournaments. I have been in Vietnam for 10 years. I took the opportunity to go to Indonesia, partly to watch Vietnam compete, partly for tourism. I want to see with my own eyes the performance of the players under coach Philippe Troussier".

Sharing about his special journeys, Mr. Seidler confided: "I like the way Vietnam plays, it's very attractive. In Vietnam, I like Hanoi Club. Don't ask me which player I like, because I love all Vietnamese players."