Coach Miura announces Vietnam national team list

On the afternoon of September 25, the list of players summoned for the two matches in the second qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup - Asia region was announced.

Not only facing strong opponents, Coach Miura and his team are also under pressure from their own fans. Photo: Ngoc Dung.

According to VnExpress, on the afternoon of September 21, VFF submitted to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training a list of 28 players, one of which was Cong Phuong. However, for many reasons, the striker of Hoang Anh Gia Lai was removed at the last minute.

Most of the remaining 27 players on Coach Miura's list were present in the recent match against Taiwan (China), where Vietnam won a hard-fought 2-1 victory. Such as: Nguyen Manh, Mai Tien Thanh, Van Bien, Tran Tien Thanh, Huy Hung, Thanh Luong, Van Quyet, Hoang Thinh, Cong Vinh...

Three of the notable additions are center back Thanh Hao, midfielder Khanh Lam and striker Van Thang - the best domestic scorer in V-League 2015 (16 goals for Can Tho). The most notable absence is probably Que Ngoc Hai. The center back of Song Lam Nghe An is suspended for the tackle that seriously injured Tran Anh Khoa of Da Nang in the penultimate round of V-League 2015.

According to the plan, the Vietnamese team will gather in Hanoi from September 27. In the second qualifying round of the 2015 World Cup - Asia region, the Vietnamese team is ranked third in Group F with three points after two matches. Thailand leads with seven points after three matches, followed by Iraq with four points after two matches. Coach Miura and his team will play at home My Dinh Stadium in the next two matches, against Iraq (October 8) and Thailand (October 13).

List of Vietnam team

Goalkeepers (4): Tran Nguyen Manh (SLNA), Nguyen Tuan Manh (S.Khanh Hoa BVN), Phi Minh Long (Hanoi T&T), To Vinh Loi (VFF)

Defenders (9): Duong Thanh Hao (Hanoi T&T), Bui Tien Dung (Viettel), Nguyen Huy Cuong (Than Quang Ninh), Tran Dinh Hoang (SLNA), Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Mai Tien Thanh (B.Binh Duong), Nguyen Van Bien (Hanoi T&T), Nguyen Thanh Hien (Dong Thap), Dinh Tien Thanh (XSKT Can Tho)

Midfielders (9): Nguyen Trong Hoang (B.Binh Duong), Nguyen Huy Hung (QNK Quang Nam), Do Duy Manh, Pham Thanh Luong (Hanoi T&T), Ngo Hoang Thinh, Tran Phi Son (SLNA), Vo Huy Toan (SHB Da Nang), Dang Khanh Lam (Hai Phong), Vu Minh Tuan (Than Quang Ninh), Nguyen Huu Dung (Thanh Hoa).

Forwards (5): Le Cong Vinh (B.Binh Duong), Mac Hong Quan (Than Quang Ninh), Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi T&T), Le Van Thang (XSKT Can Tho), Hoang Dinh Tung (FLC Thanh Hoa).

According to VNE