Que Ngoc Hai was still called up to the national team by Huu Thang.

(Baonghean.vn) - The list of 29 players called up to the national team by coach Huu Thang this time includes almost all the familiar faces from the team in recent times. These are veterans such as Le Cong Vinh, Pham Thanh Luong, Truong Dinh Luat... At the same time, center-back Que Ngoc Hai, despite not having a particularly successful season with SLNA, has also been called up this time.

Contrary to expectations, coach Nguyen Huu Thang did not call up any naturalized players for this training camp in preparation for the 2016 AFF Cup campaign. One notable new face this time is midfielder Nghiem Xuan Tu, whose efforts while playing for Than Quang Ninh have been deservedly rewarded for his first call-up by coach Nguyen Huu Thang.

For the Nghe An team, it's still the same four familiar faces: Que Ngoc Hai, Tran Phi Son, Tran Dinh Hoang, and goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh.

Coach Nguyen Huu Thang did not add many new players to the national team's training camp this time.

Here is the list of players for the Vietnam national team's third training camp of 2016, scheduled for September 24th in Ho Chi Minh City:

Goalkeepers: Van Lam (Hai Phong), Tuan Manh (Khanh Hoa), Nguyen Manh (SLNA), Tuan Linh (Than Quang Ninh).

Defenders: Van Hoan, Dinh Luat (Binh Duong), Ngoc Hai, Dinh Hoang (SLNA), Dinh Dong (FLC Thanh Hoa), Ngoc Duc (Hanoi T&T), Van Thanh (HAGL), Minh Tung (Than Quang Ninh).

Midfielders: Trong Hoang (Binh Duong), Hoang Thinh, Dinh Tung (FLC Thanh Hoa), Thanh Luong (Hanoi T&T), Xuan Truong (Incheon United), Huy Hung, Thanh Trung (Quang Nam), Phi Son (SLNA), Xuan Tu, Minh Tuan (Than Quang Ninh), Tuan Anh (Yokohama FC).

Forwards: Cong Phuong (Mito Hollyhock), Cong Vinh (B.Binh Duong), Van Quyet (Hanoi T&T), Van Thang (Hai Phong), Van Toan (HAGL).

Vietnam national team's preparation plan for the 2016 AF Cup:

September 24th: Gather in Ho Chi Minh City.

October 8th: Friendly match against North Korea (tentative)

October 15th - 31st: Training in South Korea, playing 3 friendly matches.

November 5th or 6th: Play a friendly match against a strong Southeast Asian team from a different group than Vietnam in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 (to be determined after the AFF draw).

November 11th or 13th: International friendly match

November 19th – December 17th: Competing in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016

Results of the draw for the 2016 AFF Cup group stage:

Group A: Philippines (hosts), Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia

Group B: Myanmar (hosts), Malaysia, Vietnam, winners of the qualifying rounds (Cambodia, Laos, East Timor, Brunei)

Trung Kien