How far has Mr. Kim 'recorded' Indonesia's preparation progress, and how are the other teams?

Indonesia is different

In the group stage of the AFF Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team will compete with Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Laos. Of these, Indonesia is considered the most formidable opponent of the Vietnamese team.

Indonesia (white shirt) is a very strong team.

The Indonesian team is the best prepared among the above teams. Their performance is also noteworthy. Since June, Indonesia has played 9 international matches, of which 8 are official matches, in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. Only the 0-0 draw between Indonesia and Tanzania during this period (June 2) was a friendly match. The rest, Indonesia lost 0-2 to Iraq on June 6, won 2-0 to the Philippines on June 11 (2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia), drew 1-1 to Saudi Arabia on September 5, drew 0-0 to Australia on September 10, drew 2-2 to Bahrain on October 10, lost 1-2 to China on October 15, lost 0-4 to Japan on November 15, won 2-0 to Saudi Arabia on November 19 (3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia).

Playing a total of 9 matches, mostly against the highest level teams in Asia, Indonesia still scored 8 goals and conceded 11. They won 2 matches, drew 4 matches and lost only 3 matches, Indonesia's form is very impressive. Good form leads to the spirit of the archipelago team at the AFF Cup 2024 will likely be good, regardless of the force they use for the upcoming tournament.

Philippines, Myanmar and Laos are not in good form.

The next opponent of the Vietnamese team in Group B of the AFF Cup 2024 is the Philippines. This team has played a total of 7 matches since June, including 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses.

Mr. Kim instructs his students on the training ground in Korea.

Hai Long and teammates practice gym on November 25

The Philippines scored a total of 8 goals and conceded 13 goals in the 7 matches mentioned above. Specifically, they lost to Vietnam on June 6 with a score of 2-3, lost to Indonesia 0-2 on June 11 (2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia), lost to Malaysia 1-2 on September 4, drew with Tajikistan 0-0 on September 8, lost to Thailand 1-3 on October 11, won against Tajikistan 3-0 on October 14, lost to Hong Kong 1-3 on November 14 (friendly).

Compared to Indonesia, the Philippines' performance before the AFF Cup was not as good, and the opponents they faced in the past were not as strong as those of Indonesia. The Philippines' poor performance may have come from the fact that their playing style was not yet smooth, after having many new naturalized players.

Vietnam’s other opponent, Myanmar, has only played 6 international matches since June. They have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 4, scoring 7 goals but conceding 15.

Specifically, Myanmar lost to Japan 0-5 on June 6, lost to North Korea 1-4 on June 11 (2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia), won against Sri Lanka 2-0 on October 10, drew with Sri Lanka on October 13, lost to Singapore 2-3 on November 14 and lost to Lebanon 2-3 on November 19.

The remaining opponent of the Vietnamese team in the group stage of the AFF Cup 2024 is Laos. This is also the weakest team among the teams in Group B. The team from the land of a million elephants rarely competes internationally in 2024. It was only in November this year that they played 2 friendly matches. On November 14, Laos lost 1-3 to Malaysia. On November 17, they surprisingly held Thailand to a 1-1 draw. However, this was a match in which Thailand did not play at their best. In general, among the 4 opponents of the Vietnamese team in the group stage of the upcoming Southeast Asian Football Championship, only Indonesia is the most worrying. The remaining teams, including the Philippines, Myanmar and Laos, are not necessarily very strong and do not have good form.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ong-kim-da-ghi-chep-den-dau-tien-do-chuan-bi-cua-indonesia-cac-doi-khac-the-nao-185241125170927666.htm