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The Vietnam futsal team will open their journey at the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship with a confrontation with Kuwait, in the context that coach Diego Giustozzi's team aims to win all 3 points to create an early advantage in Group B.
Despite affirming his high determination, the Argentine strategist also emphasized that this is not an easy challenge when Asian teams all have careful preparation and a determined fighting spirit. The Vietnamese futsal team entered the tournament with the top position in Group E of the qualifying round, with methodical professional preparation, the playing style was adjusted in a more proactive and attacking direction, and at the same time welcomed the return of Chau Doan Phat after injury and without any force problems.
In the opposite direction, Kuwait is a familiar opponent, having faced Vietnam futsal many times with quite balanced results and also participated in the finals as one of the second-placed teams with the best results. In the context of Thailand being rated highest in the group, Lebanon containing many surprises, the opening match against Kuwait is considered an important turning point, of great significance in the race to win tickets to the quarterfinals of the Vietnam futsal team.
Before the opening match, Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Anh Tu directly met, encouraged and assigned tasks to the Vietnamese futsal team before the opening match against Kuwait at 5:00 PM on January 27 at the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship finals. VFF leaders acknowledged the serious preparation of the whole team, and emphasized the requirements of fighting spirit, bravery and desire to contribute. The immediate goal of the Vietnamese futsal team is to pass the group stage, reach the quarter-finals and strive to go deep in the tournament.
