Indonesian newspaper reported that Van Hau is injured and will not play with the Vietnamese team.

Defender Doan Van Hau is seriously injured and cannot join the Vietnamese team to participate in the first stage of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia and the 2023 Asian Cup.

Defender Doan Van Hau and the children. (Source: FBCN)

Notably, in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia and the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team was in the same group with the Indonesian team.

Specifically, in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, Vietnam and Indonesia are in Group F with Iraq and the Philippines. In the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup, Indonesia and Vietnam are in Group D with Japan and Iraq.

CNN Indonesia commented on Doan Van Hau's inability to wear the Vietnamese national team jersey in the near future: "The important defender of the Vietnamese national team, Doan Van Hau, is absent from the Asian Cup."

"This player has a heel injury and will have to rest for 3-6 months. Doan Van Hau will go to Singapore to treat his injury in the near future," CNN Indonesia added.

The second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia will take place from November 16, 2023 to June 11, 2024. Meanwhile, the 2023 Asian Cup will take place from January 12 to February 10, 2024 in Qatar.

In the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, the Vietnamese team will have two matches against Indonesia in March 2024. With Doan Van Hau's current injury situation, it is uncertain whether this player will be able to join the Vietnamese team next March.

That means Doan Van Hau not only cannot face Indonesia at the Asian Cup, but also faces the risk of being absent from the later stages of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

CNN Indonesia said: "Doan Van Hau is a player quite familiar to Indonesian fans. The first time Indonesian fans noticed this player was in the 2019 SEA Games final."

Schedule of Group F, second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. (Source: Dan Tri)

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