Shin Tae-yong Excited To Break Record 20 Years Of Vietnam's Dominance

Shin Tae-yong is optimistic that the Indonesian national team will win vs Vietnam (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will play an away match to Vietnam headquarters, My Dinh Stadium, on March 26, 2024. Ahead of the match, Shin Tae-yong as the coach of the Garuda Squad in full enthusiasm to break the 20-year-old dominance of the host.

As is known, in the last 20 years, the meeting with Vietnam has never been won by the Garuda Squad at home to The Golden Star. The last time Indonesia won over Vietnam at the My Dinh Stadium occurred in the 2004 Tiger Cup (now the AFF Cup).

At that time, Indonesia won 3-0 through goals from Boaz Solossa, M. Ilham, and Mauly Lessy. Even though it has been 20 years and is recorded as a difficult record to break, Shin Tae-yong is positive and can stop that bad record.

"The status can always be changed. We believe this time we can break old records and set new records for Indonesian football," said Shin Tae-yong before the match on Monday, March 25, 2024.

Even though he realized that the match at My Dinh Stadium was not an easy match, Shin Tae-yong was confident in the readiness and strength of the Indonesian national team. He floating optimism was able to lock the victory.

"We are so ready that we can perform well for tomorrow's match. This match will be difficult, but I think it can be an opportunity for Indonesia to win at home to Vietnam," said Shin Tae-yong.

During his time with the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong had failed to win twice at My Dinh Stadium, namely when he handled senior levels and Indonesia U-23.

The first failure occurred in the group phase of the 2021 SEA Games with a 0-3 defeat. Then, the second defeat occurred in the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semifinals with a score of 0-2.

Apart from that record, the Indonesian national team has a chance to break the record with good capital. The Garuda squad previously won 1-0 in Jakarta on March 21, 2024.

This second meeting is the follow-up match of the second round of Group F of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification.