Vietnam team finalizes list: Van Lam, Thai Son, Dinh Bac miss ASEAN Cup

This afternoon, December 5, head coach Kim Sang-sik made the final decision on the list of 26 players of the Vietnam National Team participating in the Southeast Asian Championship - ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.

Accordingly, 7 players had to say goodbye to the team including goalkeeper Dang Van Lam; midfielders Phan Van Duc, Nguyen Van Truong, Tran Bao Toan, Nguyen Thai Son; strikers Nguyen Dinh Bac and Nguyen Quoc Viet.

Among the above players, the most regrettable case is Dang Van Lam because this veteran goalkeeper could not recover from his injury in time to ensure his position in the Vietnam National Team's squad.

*Despite playing very hard for Hanoi Police, Dinh Bac still could not be included in the final list of 26 players participating in the ASEAN Cup 2024. (Photo: Viet Anh/Vietnam+)*

The remaining players – except for Phan Van Duc and Tran Bao Toan, who are over 23 years old – are all young faces with potential for development. Although they cannot participate in the ASEAN Cup this time, the opportunity to train with the National Team in the recent past will help these players accumulate more experience, to gradually strive to become quality successors towards the future, in which the nearest ones will be the 2026 U23 Asian Qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games, which will take place in 2025.

Tonight, a group of 3 players from Nam Dinh Green Steel Club, including defender Nguyen Van Vi, striker Nguyen Van Toan and naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son, will join the national team after completing their duties for their home team in the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage.

As planned, tomorrow morning, December 6, the Vietnam National Team will leave for Laos to prepare for the opening match in Group B of the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship, against the host country's team. This match will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 9 at the Laos National Stadium./.