14 Vietnamese players to participate in 2024 Southeast Asian futsal championship

NDO - After finishing the training session in Thailand with two quality friendly matches, head coach Diego Raul Giustozzi made the final decision on the list of 14 players for the Vietnamese futsal team to participate in the 2024 Southeast Asian futsal championship.

Head coach Diego Raul Giustozzi and his players on the training ground. (Photo: VFF)

Accordingly, two players had to say goodbye to their teammates, goalkeeper Tran Van Luong and ala Ngo Ngoc Son. Although young goalkeeper Tran Van Luong showed a lot of progress, he still could not compete with experienced seniors like Ho Van Y or Pham Van Tu. Meanwhile, veteran ala Ngo Ngoc Son suffered an unfortunate injury and was forced to accept giving up his position to another player.

List of 14 players of the Vietnam futsal team participating in the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship. (Photo: VFF)

During the training period before the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship, the Vietnamese futsal team showed excellent performance when defeating the Australian futsal team with a score of 5-3 in a friendly match in Thailand. This is the second consecutive victory of the team, after having just defeated the reigning Thai futsal champion - Hongyen Thakam with a score of 6-4. Through these two friendly matches, coach Diego Giustozzi not only successfully tested the attacking options and formation, but also helped the players get used to the pressure of high-intensity competition, thereby creating a favorable foundation for the team to enter the Southeast Asian Futsal Championship with the highest spirit and determination. The 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship will take place from November 2 to November 10, 2024 in Thailand. According to the draw results, the Vietnamese futsal team is in Group A with host Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and Timor-Leste. Meanwhile, Group B includes Indonesia, Myanmar, Australia and Cambodia.

Schedule of Group A matches of the Vietnam futsal team at the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship. (Photo: VFF)

The teams will compete in a round-robin format to determine the ranking points in each group. The first and second teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals. According to coach Diego Raul Giustozzi, futsal teams in Southeast Asia have all improved, so the competition is higher than before. However, Vietnamese players have also changed and improved. "I believe the team will achieve its goals, first of all overcoming the challenge in the group stage," emphasized Mr. Diego Raul Giustozzi.

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