Goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu did not participate in the training session with the Vietnam team in Binh Duong on the afternoon of March 13. According to Lao Dong, the "goalkeeper" of Hai Phong club has a back injury and will take a MRI scan to determine the extent of the injury tomorrow (November 14). However, the possibility of Dinh Trieu being able to compete is not high.
After this information, coach Kim Sang-sik decided to call up goalkeeper Trinh Xuan Hoang of Dong A Thanh Hoa club to join the Vietnam national team. With the presence of Xuan Hoang, the goalkeepers of the Vietnam national team will be quite new with faces that rarely wear the national team jersey such as Trung Kien, Van Viet and Xuan Hoang.
Besides Dinh Trieu, on the afternoon of March 13, the Vietnam team continued to receive bad news when center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh suffered a recurrent knee injury and could not join the Vietnam team. At present, it is still unclear whether coach Kim Sang-sik will call up a central defender to replace Viet Anh or not.
Meanwhile, striker Nguyen Tien Linh and midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai are overloaded and need 1-2 more training sessions to be able to practice with the team. These two players will still be on the field for practice on the afternoon of March 13 but will have to practice separately with the team's doctor.
The Vietnam team will have their opening match in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup against the Laos team on March 25. Before that, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will have a friendly match with the Cambodian team on March 19. Both matches will take place at Binh Duong Stadium (Binh Duong province).
