The match between Vietnam and Indonesia in Group F of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on the evening of March 26 received much attention. The AFC and the World Football Federation ranked this match among the 5 most worth-watching matches in the 4th round. However, at My Dinh Stadium, the Vietnam team lost 0-3.
The match ended, AFC commented: “In terms of the way the Vietnamese team entered the game, they did well. The visiting team Indonesia played defensively, giving the Vietnamese team a chance. However, this was not maintained in the following minutes. The two goals conceded in the first half affected the spirit and playing style of the home team. Indonesia's progress overwhelmed the Vietnamese team. They tried but all in vain and even suffered a heavy defeat of 0-3.
What did coach Philippe Troussier leave behind for Vietnamese football?
Coach Shin Tae-yong helped Indonesia to their first win in Vietnam since 2004 thanks to an impressive performance. They now have a four-point advantage over their Southeast Asian rivals in Group F with only two matches left.
By the afternoon of March 27, AFC also made a surprising comment when VFF reached an agreement to terminate the contract with Troussier.
“The 69-year-old coach left this position immediately and his departure took place less than a year after taking on the role of replacing coach Park Hang-seo. Not only is the door to the next round of the Vietnam team facing difficulties, Troussier's departure also forced Vietnam to look for a new coach for the Vietnam U.23 team. In less than a month, the AFC U.23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 will begin, they will face Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Malaysia - teams that are not easy. Even though he has left, the French coach still makes Vietnamese football worried,” AFC assessed.
AFC assesses that the departure of coach Troussier will affect U.23 Vietnam.
In addition to the AFC, the Korean media is also interested in Coach Troussier's departure. OSEN wrote: "Vietnam - a country that once asserted itself as a powerhouse in Southeast Asia after Coach Park Hang-seo took office in 2017 - has recently collapsed. In the past 5 years under the leadership of Coach Park, the Vietnamese team has emerged as the strongest team in Southeast Asia, winning the ASEAN Cup (AFF), reaching the quarterfinals of the 2019 Asian Cup and winning gold medals at the SEA Games.
The Journey of Coach Troussier and Vietnamese Football: A Reign of Disaster
However, the Vietnamese team parted ways with coach Park Hang-seo and signed with coach Troussier as the new coach. After the past journey, everything proved that it was a bad choice, the Vietnamese team experienced consecutive losses. The departure of Mr. Troussier was inevitable. Recently, there was a rumor that coach Park Hang-seo would return. If that is true, it is a very good sign.
Coach Troussier leaves after less than a year in charge of the Vietnam national team
Meanwhile, Japanese media is also interested in the "relationship" between the Vietnamese team and coach Troussier. New Yahoo Japan newspaper believes that the VFF's decision is reasonable and assesses that the coming months will be very important for Vietnamese football, especially in finding a new "captain".
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