Vietnam team is extremely strong after eliminating 7 players; LFF has a decision that surprises everyone

Vietnam team is extremely strong after eliminating 7 players

Noon on December 3,Coach Kim Sang Sikhas called up strikers Nguyen Van Toan, Nguyen Xuan Son and defender Nguyen Van Vi. These are also three players who are certain to participate in the AFF Cup 2024 when they gather on December 5, just one day before the Vietnamese team goes to Laos to prepare for the opening match.

By elimination, 7 players in the list of 30 players going to Korea for training will be eliminated, because the Vietnamese team has finalized the list of 26 players. The current attack line includes Nguyen Xuan Son, Van Toan, Nguyen Tien Linh, Bui Vi Hao, Nguyen Dinh Bac, Pham Tuan Hai, Dinh Thanh Binh, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Phan Van Duc. According to predictions, coach Kim Sang Sik will eliminate 3 players and keep 6 players. The players at risk of being eliminated are Phan Van Duc, Dinh Thanh Binh, Nguyen Quoc Viet.

In midfield, the Vietnamese team has Nguyen Quang Hai, Le Pham Thanh Long, Nguyen Hai Long, Nguyen Van Truong, Chau Ngoc Quang, Tran Bao Toan, Nguyen Thai Son, Doan Ngoc Tan, Nguyen Hoang Duc, Khuat Van Khang. If there are no surprises, there will be two players eliminated in midfield. Thai Son, Bao Toan, Van Truong and Thanh Long are expected to have two players leave.

The remaining two eliminated positions are a goalkeeper and a defender. Coach Kim Sang Sik will eliminate goalkeeper Dinh Trieu or Tran Trung Kien. Vietnam's defense added Van Vi to the left wing, so Coach Kim Sang Sik can eliminate another defender. The problem of full-back is an important issue for Vietnam, so it is difficult to predict who will be eliminated.

The first opponent of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup made a decision that surprised everyone.

The Lao Football Federation (LFF) is selling tickets to watch the match between its home team and Vietnam at the AFF Cup 2024 at surprisingly low prices.

According to plan, Laos will play the opening match of Group B AFF Cup 2024 against Vietnam at 8:00 p.m. on December 9.

On December 3, LFF announced the ticket prices for this match. Accordingly, LFF will only sell tickets at a single price of 20,000 kip (about 23,000 VND). This is a very low price compared to the general level at the AFF Cup.

The fact that Laos sells tickets for the match so cheaply makes it accessible to the majority of fans.

This is the fourth consecutive time the Vietnamese team has started the AFF Cup by competing against Laos.

Coach Van Nistelrooy had a dream debut at Leicester

In the early morning of December 4 (Hanoi time), coach Van Nistelrooy helped Leicester end a streak of 6 draws and losses with a 3-1 win over West Ham in round 14 of the Premier League at King Power Stadium.

After watching Leicester's 4-1 defeat to Brentford last weekend, coach Ruud Van Nistelrooy officially started his job at King Power Stadium. The first challenge for the former PSV coach is West Ham, a club in crisis under coach Julen Lopetegui.

Van Nistelroy's reign started like a dream. Just over a minute after the opening whistle, Leicester scored. From El Khannouss's through ball, Jamie Vardy ran down and finished coolly, beating the opposing goalkeeper.

After a period of intense attacks by West Ham, Leicester held firm against the continuous storm, then brought about an explosive emotion when they doubled the gap in the 61st minute. From a sharp counter-attack, El Khannouss finished into the far corner, giving Lukasz Fabianski no chance to block.

Barca return to winning ways after beating Mallorca 5-1

Barca will visit Mallorca in the early match of round 19. The reason this match is taking place early is because in January 2025, Barca will be busy playing the Spanish Super Cup.

Determined to win after a series of bad matches, Barca quickly attacked. In the 12th minute, Ferran Torres took advantage of the home team's defenders' confusion to score the opening goal.

However, Barca could not maintain their lead until the end of the first half. In the 43rd minute, Muriqi punished the visitors' high defense with an equalizer for Mallorca.

In the second half, Barca showed their superiority and the goals kept coming. In the 55th minute, Barca was awarded a penalty when Mojica fouled Yamal in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, Raphinha did not miss the opportunity to help his team take a 2-1 lead. In the 74th minute, Yamal himself created a classy assist with the outside of his foot for Raphinha to score a double in this match.

Towards the end of the match, De Jong and substitute Pau Victor scored two more goals to help Barca complete a 5-1 victory, temporarily leaving Real Madrid 4 points behind.