The Vietnam team entered a friendly match with Cambodia after a week of training in Binh Duong. The good news is that coach Kim Sang-sik will have a completely energetic squad when the players with physical problems have all recovered.
This is the first match after the team won the 2024 ASEAN Cup, so the anticipation from fans is great. With striker Nguyen Xuan Son absent due to injury, the Vietnamese team will probably make adjustments in their playing style. The role of leading the attack can be given to Tien Linh, with support from Tuan Hai and Vi Hao.
Cambodia will be a suitable opponent for coach Kim Sang-sik to experiment with a new strategy. In the opening match of the 2027 Asian Cup final qualifiers, the Vietnam team will meet Laos on March 25. In many aspects, the Cambodian team is stronger than Laos because it has many naturalized players, and has received more and more attention and investment in recent years.
At this time, the Cambodian national team is also significantly supplemented thanks to new faces such as Yudai Ogawa, Faees Khan, Rafael Nieto, Abdel Kader Coulibaly and Ose Takaki. Under coach Koji Gyotoku, the Thai team controlled the ball well and organized better.
The Vietnamese team still has the advantage when winning all 5 recent matches against Cambodia. But this is still a match worth watching as both teams have made many changes in recent months.
Expected lineup for Vietnam vs Cambodia
Vietnam team: Dinh Trieu, Thanh Chung, Tien Dung, Ly Duc, Ngoc Tan, Minh Khoa, Quang Hai, Van Khang, Hoang Duc, Tuan Hai, Van Vi.
Cambodia team: Reth Ly Heng, Soeuy Visal, Seret Krya, Ouk Sovann, Takaki Ose, Yudai Ogawa, Nhean Sosidan, Chou Sinti, Sieng Chanthea, Hav Soknet, Nick Taylor.
