03:08, 29/08/2021

25 players of Vietnam's national football team named for final Asian qualifiers opening match

Head coach Park Hang-Seo trimmed Vietnam's national football team to 25 players to gear up for the opening match with Saudi Arabia in the final Asian qualifiers of World Cup 2022.
 

Head coach Park Hang-Seo trimmed Vietnam’s national football team to 25 players to gear up for the opening match with Saudi Arabia in the final Asian qualifiers of World Cup 2022.
 
Accordingly, besides injured players who cannot fully recover for the first match (Doan Van Hau, Tran Minh Vuong, and Bui Tien Dung), the list also doesn’t name goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang, defender Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Le Van Xuan and midfielder Ly Cong Hoang Anh. These four players will continue to practice with Vietnam U-22 to prepare for the next matches. 

 

Vietnam's national football team before leaving for Saudi Arabia (Source: VFF)
Vietnam's national football team before leaving for Saudi Arabia (Source: VFF)
 
 Reportedly, the national football team left Vietnam on August 27 evening and arrived in Saudi Arabia on August 28. Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam will fly from Japan to Riyadh to join the team.
 
Vietnam will play Saudi Arabia at 9pm on September 2 (local time) or 1pm on September 3 (Vietnam time).
 
P.H
Translated by H.N