Goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet of Song Lam Nghe An was called up to the Vietnam national team.
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Troussier has announced the list of the Vietnamese team to prepare for the two matches against the Indonesian team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in Asia, with Song Lam Nghe An Club contributing only one name.
In this training session, coach Philippe Troussier called up 33 players, all of whom have worked with the French coach at the National team as well as the National U23 team.
However, the team still has unfortunate absences due to injuries that have not yet recovered, such as goalkeeper Dang Van Lam (ankle injury), central defender Que Ngoc Hai (groin adductor injury), defender Doan Van Hau (just had surgery on the Achilles' heel point), midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh (knee ligament injury), or most recently, striker Pham Tuan Hai suffered an ankle injury in the match against Quang Nam Club in round 13 of V.League 1-2023/2024 on March 8 and had to rest for at least 3 weeks.
Regarding Bui Hoang Viet Anh, the defender suffered a torn lip after a collision with an opposing player in the match between Hanoi Police and The Cong Viettel on the evening of March 9 and had to receive 24 stitches. Although he is still on the call-up list, this injury will significantly affect Bui Hoang Viet Anh's ability to play, first of all in the first leg in Indonesia on March 21.
In addition, midfielder Do Hung Dung, although he has returned to training with Hanoi Club after 20 days of treatment for a foot injury and is still on the call-up list, still needs more time to reach his best condition.
In this gathering, Song Lam Nghe An Club contributed only one name, that is goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet. Currently, the goalkeeper from Nghe An is also in stable form, when he was chosen to start in the past matches of the Nghe team.
In another development, the team welcomed the return of some notable veterans such as defenders Nguyen Thanh Chung, Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Duc Chien, strikers Nguyen Tien Linh, Nguyen Cong Phuong... Besides, the presence of striker Nham Manh Dung after his recent brilliant performance is also expected to create a new breeze in the team's attack.
According to the plan, the Vietnamese team will begin to gather from March 13. However, due to the schedule of the 1/8 round of the 2023/2024 National Cup, the team will have to gather its full strength until March 15. Thus, in reality, coach Philippe Troussier only has 4 days to train in Hanoi before the team moves to Indonesia on the morning of March 19.
Here, he and his students will have two more training sessions to complete the final preparations for the match with the host country team, taking place on March 21, 2024 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium with a capacity of 80,000 spectators.
After this match, the Vietnamese team will return home on March 22 to prepare for the rematch with the Indonesian team, taking place on March 26, 2024 at My Dinh Stadium./.
