The international friendly match between Vietnam and China was carefully prepared by both teams, not only determined to win but also to gain results towards the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying round.

Under coach Philippe Troussier, the Vietnamese team won all three matches against Hong Kong (China), Syria and Palestine, but all were home matches.

This time, Quang Hai and his teammates have to play away, and the opponent is also rated higher, determined to avenge the 1-3 loss to the Vietnamese team on the first day of the Lunar New Year 2022 at My Dinh Stadium.

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Vietnam team defeated China 3-1 more than a year ago

Before the match, coach Philippe Troussier assessed that China had many good and progressive players and would soon return to the World Cup arena. However, the French strategist also said that the level of the Chinese and Vietnamese teams were equal.

In fact, the Vietnamese team's performance is even better than its opponents. In recent friendly matches, the Chinese team was criticized when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Malaysia and lost 0-1 to Syria at home.

Meeting each other after nearly 2 years, the nature of the match is different and both teams have also changed. On the coaching bench, the current leader of the Vietnamese team is Philippe Troussier and on the other side is Jankovic.

The Vietnamese team rejuvenated its squad while the home team still retained two naturalized players, striker Ai Kesen (Elkeson) and defender Jiang Guangtai (Tyias Browning), goalkeeper Yan Junling, defender Zhang Linpeng, midfielder Wu Xi, striker Wu Lei...

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At home, the Chinese team is determined to get revenge.

The Vietnamese team has many changes in its squad, but coach Troussier will likely keep the basic squad of experienced players, interspersed with a few young faces.

Overall, the Chinese team is considered to be better and more motivated, but this is not a very tense or dramatic match, because both teams are testing to prepare for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Coach Philippe Troussier even hopes that mistakes will happen to the Vietnamese team, so that the players know where they are and continue to improve.

Expected lineup of Vietnam team: Dang Van Lam, Tuan Tai, Ngoc Hai, Duy Manh, Minh Trong, Hoang Duc, Hung Dung, Van Cuong, Quang Hai, Tien Linh, Tuan Hai

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