Midfielder Phan Van Duc was unexpectedly called up to the Vietnam national team.
Coach Kim Sang-sik has decided to call up midfielder Phan Van Duc to the Vietnam national team, after this player had an impressive performance in last night's match (August 22) of the Hanoi Police team.
Last night, August 22, midfielder Phan Van Duc had an impressive performance, as he was the player who opened the score for Hanoi Police Club in the match against Buriram United, at the Southeast Asian Club Championship.
The striker from Nghe An had a dangerous shot from outside the penalty area, surprising the opposing team's goalkeeper and allowing the ball to go into the net, thereby helping the police team win 2-1 against the representative of Thailand.
Speaking after the match last night, midfielder Phan Van Duc shared: “Seeing my teammates called up to the national team, I myself was very sad. I always try to practice and compete to be able to return to the national team.”
After witnessing Phan Van Duc's brilliant performance against Buriram United, coach Kim Sang-sik decided to add this player to the Vietnam national team roster in September 2024.
Previously, on the afternoon of August 21, coach Kim Sang-sik announced the list of 26 names participating in the Vietnam team to prepare for international friendly matches on the occasion of FIFA Days in September, against the Russian team (September 5) and the Thai team (September 10).
However, after receiving the latest information from the medical team, coach Kim Sang-sik decided to make a personnel adjustment. Specifically, striker Nguyen Van Toan will miss this training session due to not recovering from an ankle injury.
In order to ensure the strength of the team, coach Kim Sang-sik decided to call up midfielder Phan Van Duc to the Vietnam national team. This is the first time in 2 years that Phan Van Duc has had the opportunity to return to wear the national team jersey. This is also reasonable because the player from Nghe An is in good form and in good physical condition.
According to the plan, the Vietnamese team will gather again from August 30 in Hanoi. The Vietnamese team will compete with the Russian team on September 5 and clash with Thailand on September 10. Interspersed between these two matches is the competition between the Russian and Thai teams on September 7./.
