This is a tournament that coach Kim Sang-sik and his team set a high target, following with impressive results with two consecutive championships in 2022 and 2023.
Flight VN631 took off at Tan Son Nhat airport at 9:55 and was expected to land in Jakarta at 1:00 p.m. the same day. Accompanying coach Kim Sang-sik are 23 players who have been carefully selected after 3 weeks of training and friendly matches in Vietnam.
Before the departure date, the Korean strategist had conducted two squad screening sessions, eliminating a total of 13 players to finalize the final list.
In the U23 Vietnam squad this time, there are many promising young faces such as Nguyen Dinh Bac, Viktor Le, ... showing the determination and great expectations from fans.
Immediately after arriving in Indonesia, the team will rest and have a light training session to get acquainted with the field in the afternoon of the same day. U23 Vietnam will have 6 days to prepare for the opening match against U23 Laos, taking place at 5:00 p.m. on July 19. The next match in Group B will be against U23 Cambodia at 20:00 on July 22.
