The Vietnamese team will face the Indian team at Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh), within the framework of FIFA Days in October 2024.
Before that, the Vietnamese team had a closed practice match with Nam Dinh club, replacing the Lebanese team who could not compete. Coach Kim Sang-sik's team won a narrow 3-2 victory over the team from Thanh Nam, with a brace from Bui Vi Hao and a goal from Nguyen Thai Son.
From this match, the Korean strategist and the coaching staff had an overall assessment of the squad and playing style of the Vietnamese team. Looking forward to the match against India, the players need to improve some weaknesses and make the best use of their strengths.
On the other side of the front line, the Indian team arrived in Nam Dinh on October 8. For this tour, head coach Manolo Marquez selected 23 of his best players.
Rahul Bheke is the oldest player in the squad (34 years old). In addition, India's squad is very young with most of the players born after 1999. The youngest is midfielder Lalrinliana Hnamte, only 21 years old.
The Indian team just drew 0-0 with Mauritius (ranked 178th in the world) and lost 0-3 when facing Syria (ranked 92nd in the world).
The match between Vietnam and India will take place at 6:00 p.m. today (October 12) at Thien Truong Stadium, broadcast live on VTV5 and FPT Play channels.
Direct viewing link:
https://fptplay.vn/su-kien/viet-nam-an-do-6707e704978f7952a07ba899?event=event&type=highlight
