World press predicts the result of the match between Vietnam and Laos

(Dan Tri) - Many newspapers around the world have predicted the result of the match between Vietnam and Laos in the AFF Cup 2024 taking place at 8:00 p.m. on December 9.

At 8:00 p.m. on December 9, the Vietnamese team will enter the opening match of the AFF Cup 2024 against Laos in Vientiane. This is a match in which coach Kim Sang Sik's team needs to prove their strength after facing many doubts before the tournament.

Báo chí thế giới dự đoán kết quả trận tuyển Việt Nam gặp Lào - 1 — The Vietnamese team is expected to have an easy victory over Laos (Photo: Manh Quan).

The Korean coach has called up the strongest squad to participate in the AFF Cup 2024, including naturalized player Nguyen Xuan Son (foreign name Rafaelson). Before the opening match, the Vietnamese team was highly appreciated by the world press for its ability to win against Laos. Sportskeeda (India) commented: "The Laos team is ranked 186th in the world. In the past, they have participated in the AFF Cup 14 times but have never passed the group stage. In 2024, the team in the Land of a Million Elephants only played two matches. They lost 1-3 to Malaysia and drew 1-1 with Thailand. Head coach Ha Hyeok Jun has called up 26 Lao players to participate in the AFF Cup 2024, including key striker Bounphachan Bounkong. Meanwhile, the Vietnam team entered the AFF Cup 2024 with a promising squad. Before this tournament, they trained in Korea and won all three friendly matches. Coach Kim Sang Sik decided to bring the strongest squad to participate in the AFF Cup 2024, with naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son (foreign name Rafaelson). In addition, Tien Linh, who has scored 21 goals in 50 matches for the Vietnam team, is also Notable striker. Predicting the outcome of the match, the Indian newspaper wrote: "The Laos team has a poor record in the AFF Cup. They have lost 12 recent matches, including 10 consecutive matches without scoring. This will be an easy victory for the Vietnamese team". Sportskeeda predicted that the Vietnamese team will win 3-0 against Laos.

Báo chí thế giới dự đoán kết quả trận tuyển Việt Nam gặp Lào - 2 — The Laos team caused a shock when they held Thailand to a draw last month (Photo: FAT).

The Sporting News (USA) commented: "Striker Nguyen Xuan Son cannot play in the match against Laos due to FIFA regulations. However, that is not a big problem for Vietnam, because coach Kim Sang Sik and his team are rated much higher than their opponents. The Vietnamese team not only aims for victory but also has to achieve convincing and impressive results to create psychological momentum for the following matches. On the Laos side, coach Ha Hyeok Jun and his team are making rapid progress. In the friendly matches in November, Laos played against the region's leading representatives, Malaysia and Thailand. In which, they impressed when they held Thailand to a draw. However, that was just a friendly match and Thailand experimented with their squad a lot. Laos is making progress but not enough to create a surprise in this year's AFF Cup. They are considered the underdog in Group B, and will find it difficult to stop a clearly stronger Vietnam." The Sporting News predicted that the Vietnamese team will win 4-1 against Laos. Bola (Indonesia) newspaper believes that the Laos team has little chance of creating a surprise in this match. Instead, the Vietnam team will win easily. Bola newspaper predicts the Vietnam team to win 3-0. Another Indonesian newspaper, Football5star, also predicts the Vietnam team to win 3-0 against Laos . That is also the prediction of Akurat Jakarta about the result of the match between the Vietnam and Laos teams.