The national men’s football team will welcome the return of a number of familiar players, notably, strikers Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Cong Phuong (middle) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Philippe Troussier, head coach of the Vietnamese nationalmen’s football team, on March 11 announced a 33-player squad in preparationfor two matches against Indonesia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers later thismonth, according to VietnamFootball Federation.
The first leg will take place at Gelora BungKarno Stadium of Indonesia on March 21, and the second leg at My Dinh Stadiumon March 26.
The squad will welcome the return of a number of familiar players, notably defenders Nguyen Thanh Chung, Bui Tien Dung and Nguyen Duc Chien, strikers Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Cong Phuong.
The Vietnamnational team is set to gather on March 13 but it will be until March 15 that theteam will have full players due to the schedule of the round of 1/8 of the 2023-24 National Cup. Thus, Coach Troussier has only four days of training in Hanoibefore leaving for Indonesia on March 19. Then, he and his players will havetwo more training sessions to complete preparations for the match with hostIndonesia on March 21 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, with a capacity of 80,000spectators.
The Vietnamese team will return on March 22 to meet theIndonesian team again on March 26 at My Dinh National Stadium./.
