According to plan, the Vietnamese team will face the Indian team at Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh) on October 12.
Previously, the Vietnamese team gathered on October 5. After 4 days of training, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team had a closed practice match with Nam Dinh club, winning narrowly 3-2 with a double from Vi Hao and a goal from Thai Son.
From this match, the Vietnamese team will recognize their weaknesses, improve their playing style, and adjust their personnel appropriately for the upcoming match.
On the other side, 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). However, India's squad is still very young with most of the players born after 1999. The youngest is midfielder Lalrinliana Hnamte, only 21 years old.
The Indian team still has 8 players who faced Vietnam 2 years ago. They are goalkeeper Sandhu; defenders Chinglensana Konsham, Naorem Roshan, Anwar Ali; midfielders Brandon Fernandes, Jaekson Thounaojam, and two strikers Lallianzuala Chhangte, Vikram Partap.
The match between Vietnam and India will take place at 6:00 p.m. on October 12 at Thien Truong Stadium.
