The most important tournament for the Vietnamese team in 2025 is the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. In this tournament, the goal of the team led by coach Kim Sang-sik is certainly to win the top spot in the group to participate in the final round. Accordingly, the Golden Star team is in Group F with Malaysia, Nepal and Laos.
It is known that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the coaching staff plan to call up the team right after the end of round 16 of the V-League (expected in mid-March). In addition, to have the best preparation for the continental playground, the Vietnam team will be given the opportunity to play a friendly match with the Myanmar team on March 20. This is the "spring opening" match of At Ty for Mr. Kim and his team, and choosing Myanmar to compete is considered a reasonable choice, for many different purposes of the Vietnam team at this time.
The door to the Vietnamese national team opens for Cong Phuong
At this time, coach Kim Sang-sik is probably thinking about the personnel plan for the Vietnamese national team. The question is who will appear on the attack line, in the context of the main strikers being injured or not in good form. Nguyen Xuan Son will definitely be absent, as the naturalized striker is diagnosed to need about 9 months to fully recover and return to the field. Nguyen Van Toan also suffered an injury from the 2024 AFF Cup and the exact date of his return is still unknown. If he returns before the Vietnamese national team gathers, the former HAGL striker is unlikely to be in the best shape and form.
Cong Phuong (left) has a chance to return to the Vietnam national team
Besides the familiar names, Coach Kim Sang-sik will have to look for new factors. At the same time, opportunities will also open up for veteran faces who have experience wearing the Vietnamese national team jersey before. With such a situation, the name Nguyen Cong Phuong suddenly becomes bright, with the possibility of reappearing in the Vietnamese national team jersey.
Need to keep up the good work
The topic of Cong Phuong returning to the Vietnamese national team has received great attention from fans before the AFF Cup 2024 kicked off. Coach Kim Sang-sik's failure to call up the Nghe An striker has created many conflicting opinions. Because in the national first division tournament at the end of 2024, Cong Phuong was in good form when he continuously "scored" for Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club. Before the AFF Cup 2024, the striker born in 1995 contributed 5 goals in all competitions. However, coach Kim Sang-sik at that time already had the squad he needed, and he had his own reasons for not calling up Cong Phuong. But now it's different, the door has really opened wider for the former HAGL star.
Cong Phuong needs to maintain good form in the coming time.
The final decision on the personnel of the Vietnamese team still belongs to coach Kim Sang-sik. As for Cong Phuong himself, he needs to maintain his form, even perform better in the coming time to score points with the "captain" of the Vietnamese team. From after the Lunar New Year holiday until the time the Vietnamese team gathers (expected in mid-March 2025), Cong Phuong still has 4 matches to show his talent in the Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club shirt in the first division.
Vietnam team's match schedule in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers in March 2025
Vietnam - Laos: March 25, Binh Duong Stadium
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cong-phuong-tai-xuat-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-185250131134318815.htm
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