Ahead of the 2023 Asian Cup, ESPN has published an analysis of the chances of the 24 teams participating in the tournament. In particular, the leading Asian newspaper highly appreciated the ability of the Vietnamese team to create a surprise.
The Vietnamese team is predicted to be able to pass the group stage and create a surprise at the 2023 Asian Cup (Photo: Minh Quan).
ESPN commented: "The Vietnamese team needs to make every effort to qualify for the Asian Cup group stage once again. This is a team capable of creating surprises. They are completely capable of defeating Indonesia. If they only get a good result when facing Iraq or Japan, Coach Troussier's team will advance to the next round."
In fact, the level of the Vietnamese team is not much inferior to that of Iraq. In the match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Coach Troussier's team excellently held the West Asian team to a draw until the last minute of injury time, before being scored by Mohanad Ali.
ESPN paid special attention to Quang Hai. The newspaper added: "The praise surrounding Quang Hai has decreased after the player's disappointing performance in France.
Quang Hai is the most notable star of the Vietnamese team (Photo: Tien Tuan).
However, Quang Hai is still the greatest talent of Vietnamese football. This player has a habit of shining on big stages, like when he helped the Vietnamese team reach the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup."
Talking about coach Troussier, the Asian newspaper wrote: "Coach Troussier is an experienced strategist who has participated in two World Cups. He will start leading the Vietnamese team in March 2023, replacing coach Park Hang Seo.
In the past, the Korean coach helped Vietnamese football reach the top and participated in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.
At the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team will face Japan (6:30 p.m. on January 14), Indonesia (9:30 p.m. on January 19), and Iraq (6:30 p.m. on January 24).
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