Vietnam Becomes A 2023 Asian Cup Group D Contestant That Can Be Overcome By The Indonesian National Team

JAKARTA - The Vietnam national team is one of the residents of Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup. They became an opponent that could be overcome by the Indonesian national team in the group phase.

Participately, the Indonesian and Vietnamese national teams are both showing off their fifth in the Asian Cup. However, the Golden Star is better when it comes to achievement.

Garuda's squad during its four previous engagements never passed the group stage. Meanwhile, Vietnam has been in the semifinals or ranked fourth twice (1956 and 1960) when they were still South Vietnam.

Interestingly, the meeting of the Indonesian vs Vietnam national team in the second match of Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup became their first meeting since the tournament was held in 1956.

However, talking about the current situation, Vietnam is in trouble. They recently transitioned head coach from Park hang-seo to Philippe Troussier in March 2023.

Adaptation has not gone smoothly. Vietnam has undergone nine matches with Troussier in the 2026 World Cup Trial and Qualification parties.

In the test match, the Golden Star lost four times and won three times. Then, in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, they won once and lost once.

The record includes the final trial party ahead of the 2023 Asian Cup, Tuesday, January 9, 2024, when Vietnam lost to Kyrgyzstan 1-2.

Not to mention the difficult situation due to the storm of injury. Troussier was unable to field the best squad considering that several important senior pillars were absent.

The selection of players for the 2023 Asian Cup then received criticism from the Vietnamese public. You see, the French coach included several names of U-23 players. Appearances in the 2023 Asian Cup will also be questioned.

In fact, it is natural that Vietnam is not solid. They have been carpentry by Park Hang-seo for a long time since September 2017 so they still need to understand the new system with a new coach.

There are 55 matches that have been played with Park Hang-seo with details of 26 wins, 15 draws, and 14 defeats in all competitions.

Vietnam had enjoyed a heyday in recent years. Apart from winning the 2018 AFF Cup, the Golden Star made a surprise on the Asian stage. They reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup even though they were finally beaten 0-1 by Japan.

The most phenomenal achievement with Park Hang-seo was when Vietnam U-23 managed to runner-up for the 2018 U-23 Asian Cup. The coach also took Vietnam to reach the 2018 Asian Games semifinals in Indonesia.

However, Park Hang-seo's replacement actually has a classy portfolio.Philippe Troussier is a former Japanese coach at the 2000 Asian Cup and 2002 World Cup.

He led Japan to win the 2000 Asian Cup and advance to the round of 16 of the 2002 World Cup. You could say, Philippe Troussier's days with the Blue Samurai were the beginning of Japan's emergence as an Asian giant who had spoken a lot on the world stage.

Reflecting on that journey, on the other hand, the presence of Troussier for Vietnam has its own advantages. He clearly understands Japan's culture and style of play, which in fact will be against Vietnam in Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup.

Vietnam could have made a surprise when they met Japan in Group D of the Asian Cup. Of course with a note, they can overcome adaptation and concoction right without a few main pillars.

If the Japanese key is already in hand, things will be different from the Indonesian national team. Troussier still feels the strength of the Garuda Squad with Shin Tae-yong. Only Park Hang-seo understands how to reduce the Indonesian national team.

Of course, the fight between the Indonesian national team vs Vietnam in Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup became an interesting party. Both teams are predicted to compete to compete for third place in the group to hunt for the top four tickets through the best third-ranked route in the tournament.

You see, Iraq and Japan are expected to fight in the winning path and runners-up in Group D.

So far, Vietnam has entered 26 names into the AFC although it can still change six hours before the group's inaugural match.

No wonder, Troussiers still bring 30 players to Qatar. He can still choose the best players to enter the final squad.

In fact, Nguyen Hoang Duc's name is still on the list even though he was still recovering when Vietnam departed for Qatar on January 5, 2024.

The Following Is A List Of 26 Vietnamese Players In The 2023 Asian Cup

Goalkeeper

Nguyen Filip (Hanoi Police FC)

Nguyen Dinh Trieu (Hi Phong)

Nguyen Van Viet (SLNA)

Defenders

Vu Van Thanh (Hanoi Police FC)

Bui Hoang Viet Anh (Hanoi Police FC)

Gap Tuan Duong (Hanoi Police FC)

Ho Tan Tai (Hanoi Police FC)

Do Duy Manh (Hanoi Club)

Pham Xuan Manh (Hanoi Club)

Vo Minh Trong (Binh Duong)

Nguyen Thanh Binh (Vettel)

Phan Tuan Tai (Viettel)

Midfielder

Nguyen Hoang Duc (Vuettel)

Truong Tien Anh (Viettel)

Do Hung Dung (Hanoi Club)

Nguyen Hai Long (Hanoi Club)

Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi Police FC)

Le Pham Thanh Long (Hanoi Police FC)

Nguyen Tuan Anh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai)

Trieu Viet Hung (Hi Phong)

Nguyen Thai Son (Thanh Hoa)

Striker

Pham Tuan Hai (Hanoi Club)

Nguyen Van Tung (Hanoi Club)

Van Khang (Viettel)

Nguyen Van Toan (Nam Dinh)

Nguyen Dinh Bac (Quang Nam)