Ngoc Hai could only send gifts home to his daughter and congratulate her over the phone. The captain of the Vietnamese national team was updated by his wife Thuy Phuong about his little princess's birthday through videos of her blowing out candles and opening presents...

Que Ngoc Hai posted a photo celebrating his daughter Sunny's birthday.

Viettel Club returned to Vietnam on July 12 after finishing the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2021. Initially, Viettel received information that the entire team would have to be quarantined for 21 days and self-monitored for another 7 days at their place of residence. However, after receiving an official dispatch from the VFF to the Ministry of Health, Viettel only had to be quarantined for 14 days. If nothing changes, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates will be able to return home on July 27.

Ngoc Hai has been away from home since early May to join the Vietnamese national team in preparation for the remaining three matches of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in the UAE. Immediately after completing his duties with the national team, on June 16, he and a group of Viettel players flew straight from Dubai to Bangkok to compete in the AFC Champions League group stage.

For more than two months, Ngoc Hai has not been able to see his wife Thuy Phuong and daughter Sunny. June 1st was the couple's 6th anniversary, but the 27-year-old midfielder could only send his wife love messages via text message. He said he misses his wife and children very much and hopes to return home soon to eat his wife's cooking.

As the V-League is likely to be postponed until February 2022, Que Ngoc Hai will not have to train with Viettel Club after completing quarantine. He is expected to have more than two weeks with his family before joining the Vietnam national team to prepare for the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, in mid-August.