Vietnam Runs Out Of Tickets To Go Home After Singapore's Opponents In The First Leg Of The 2024 AFF Cup Semifinals

JAKARTA - The Vietnam national team encountered problems for the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup semifinals. They were scheduled to face Singapore on Thursday, December 26, 2024, but the Golden Star ran out of tickets to return to their country after the match.

Reported by Vietnamese media, Bongda 24h, Kim Sang-sik's squad will leave for Singapore on Monday, December 23, 2024, at 09.30 local time. They are planned to depart from Noi Bai Airport after gathering in Phu Tho Province.

After the match against Singapore, the team plans to go straight home on December 27, 2024. However, for the plan, it turns out that the squad must be divided into two groups.

The first group will fly directly from Singapore to Hanoi, while the second group must transit first at Ho Chi Minh City.

This situation had to be carried out because the availability of plane tickets to return from Singapore to Vietnam was limited.

Previously, the Vietnamese logistics team had actually anticipated buying flight tickets to Singapore and Malaysia for 46 team members.

This step was taken before confirming their opponents in the semifinals given the tight schedule of the tournament.

However, the knockout round of the 2024 AFF Cup which coincided with the Christmas and New Year holidays made the availability of aircraft tickets limited.

This is what makes the Vietnam squad must later be divided into two groups after playing the match against Singapore.