Vietnam U22 team excitedly practiced their first session, preparing for the U23 Asian qualifiers
Hai Hoang•DNUM_BAZADZCACF 20:22
The Vietnam U22 team had its first training session to prepare for the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers taking place in September and the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand.
On the afternoon of March 10, the U22 Vietnam team officially started their first training session at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. Photo: Hai HoangThis is a preparation step for the 2026 AFC U23 qualifiers taking place in September and the 33rd SEA Games scheduled to be held in December in Thailand. Photo: Hai HoangIn this training session, the U22 Vietnam team could not have enough players because defender Ho Van Cuong (Song Lam Nghe An Club) could not join the team due to family matters, and the Vietnamese-Czech player - Nguyen An Khanh will only return to Hanoi tomorrow morning. Photo: Hai HoangAfter the warm-up, the U22 Vietnam team only did light training. Photo: Hai HoangBecause the players have just joined the team, coach Dinh Hien Vinh has not yet deployed tactical training for his students. Photo: Hai HoangRussian-Vietnamese player Viktor Le and his teammates laugh heartily during the coaching staff's reflex game of catching people. Photo: Hai HoangThe overseas Vietnamese midfielder born in 2003 reacts quite quickly to each command from his assistants. Photo: Hai HoangThe training session was supervised by coach Kim Sang-sik. Photo: Hai HoangDue to the overlap with the FIFA Days training session in March 2025 of the Vietnam National Team, the position of head coach of the Vietnam U22 team was temporarily assigned by coach Kim Sang-sik to assistant Dinh Hong Vinh. Photo: Hai HoangNew Vietnamese-Russian rookie Viktor Le tries to score points with coach Kim Sang-sik. He started his journey in the Vietnam U22 team by trying to overcome the language barrier, thereby quickly adapting to his teammates and the requirements set by the coaching staff. Photo: Hai HoangGoalkeeper Van Binh is one of four players from Song Lam Nghe An Club on the team list this time. Photo: Hai HoangIn addition, after a period of absence at the youth team level, midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien (Song Lam Nghe An Club) has officially returned to the U22 Vietnam team. Photo: Hai HoangIn this gathering, the Vietnam U22 team will participate in the CFA Team China 2025 International Football Tournament organized by the Chinese Football Association from March 20 to March 25 in Jiangsu, with the participation of 4 U22 teams: Vietnam, Uzbekistan, South Korea and host China. Photo: Hai Hoang
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