Vietnam withdrew 12 players before the 2024 Asian U23 qualifiers
In the eliminated group, Nguyen An Khanh, Dang Tuan Phong, Giap Tuan Duong, Tran Nam Hai were transferred to the Vietnamese team to practice and prepare for a friendly match against Palestine on September 11.
The remaining eight names may be on the list of the Vietnamese Olympic Games that will gather on September 7 to prepare for ASIAD 19, with familiar faces such as Pham Dinh Duy (Da Nang), Dinh Xuan Tien (SLNA) - the king of destruction. U23 Southeast Asia 2023, Vu Tien Long (Hanoi), Huynh Cong Den (PVF-CAND).
In the final list, there are seven players who have just won the AFC U23 Championship 2023 They include goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet, defenders Nguyen Hong Phuc, Luong Duy Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc Thang, midfielders Vo Hoang Minh Khoa, Khuat Van Khang and striker Bui Vi Hao.
Goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan has no name, due to a two-match suspension due to a red card in the match Vietnam lost 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Championship 2022.
There are seven V-League clubs contributing troops to U23 Vietnam to participate in the Asian qualifiers, including SLNA, Viettel, Hanoi Police (3 players each), Hanoi, Binh Duong (both 2 people), Ha Tinh, Thanh Chemistry (1). In addition, the team also took eight players from six first-class clubs including PVF-CAND (3), Hoa Binh, Da Nang, Dong Thap, Quang Nam, Hue (1).
The team practiced mainly at the VFF Youth Football Training Center stadium, before practicing at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho last week. This afternoon, the team practiced the last session at the VFF stadium before moving to Phu Tho.
Vietnam will play the opening match of Group C against Guam at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, September 6. Before that, Yemen faced Singapore at 4:00 p.m. The opportunity to win first place in the table is within the reach of Troussier and his team.
The 2024 Asian U23 qualifying round has 43 teams divided into 11 groups, with 10 groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The 11 first-place teams and four second-place teams with the best records will win tickets to the final round held in Qatar. The top three teams will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic men's football. The fourth-placed team will play a play-off match with the African representative Guinea.
Goalkeepers (3): Nguyen Van Viet, Cao Van Binh (SLNA), Doan Huy Hoang (Viettel)
Defenders (8): Tran Quang Thinh (CAHN), Nguyen Duc Anh (Hanoi), Ho Van Cuong (SLNA), Nguyen Hong Phuc (Hoa Binh), Phan Tuan Tai (Viettel), Luong Duy Cuong (Da Nang) , Nguyen Ngoc Thang (Ha Tinh), Vo Minh Trong (Dong Thap)
Midfielders (9): Le Van Do, Hoang Van Toan (CAHN), Nguyen Huu Nam, Nguyen Duc Phuc (PVF-CAND), Vo Hoang Minh Khoa (Binh Duong), Khuat Van Khang (Viettel), Nguyen Thai Son ( Thanh Hoa), Nguyen Dinh Bac (Quang Nam), Le Quoc Nhat Nam (Hue)
Strikers (3): Nguyen Van Tung (Hanoi), Bui Vi Hao (Binh Duong), Nguyen Thanh Nhan (PVF-CAND).