This is considered a key time for coach Diego Giustozzi's team to improve their fitness, playing style and personnel before entering the continental arena.
According to the training plan, the coaching staff focuses on improving the physical foundation, consolidating technical and tactical aspects, and enhancing cohesion in operating the playing style.
Contents such as team formation, switching positions from defense to attack and vice versa, as well as handling fixed situations are focused on to improve effectiveness when competing in reality.
Besides professional factors, coach Diego Giustozzi requires players to maintain concentration, tactical discipline and a positive fighting spirit in each training session. Each training session is considered an important preparation step, helping the whole team reach the highest level of readiness before the major Asian tournament.
Within the framework of the plan arranged by the Vietnam Football Federation, the Vietnamese futsal team will have two international friendly matches with the Afghanistan futsal team, taking place on January 19th and 21st, 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City.
This is an opportunity for the coaching staff to review the force, assess the performance of each player, and test tactical options in the context of international competition.
After a series of friendly matches, the Vietnamese futsal team will depart for Indonesia on January 27, 2026 to officially participate in the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship finals.
At this tournament, the Vietnamese futsal team is in Group B with highly rated opponents such as the defending Asian runner-up Thailand, Kuwait and Lebanon.
This is predicted to be a challenging group, requiring the Vietnamese futsal team to prepare carefully both in terms of expertise and competitive bravery.
