Southeast Asian newspaper comments on U23 Vietnam's prospects before the semi-final match

(Dan Tri) - Southeast Asian media believes that the Vietnam U23 team has great prospects to pass the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament. To do that, coach Kim Sang Sik's team must prepare carefully.

CNN Indonesia wrote: "The Vietnam U23 team has won the right to enter the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian U23 tournament, after they won 2-1 against Cambodia U23 in the final match of the group stage."

“The team dubbed the Golden Stars does not want to waste time. Just one day after winning a ticket to the semi-finals, the U23 Vietnam players have stepped onto the training ground, to prepare for the knockout stage,” CNN Indonesia added.

U23 Vietnam is currently highly rated (Photo: VFF).

According to the assessment of the Indonesian newspaper, U23 Vietnam is a very diligent team in this year's tournament. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team is always serious in training sessions.

CNN Indonesia commented: “Training is one of the efforts to restore the physical strength of the U23 Vietnam players. In the press conference before the semi-final, coach Kim Sang Sik said that the match with U23 Philippines will be a real decisive match for U23 Vietnam.”

The newspaper of the archipelago country did not forget to quote the Korean coach, who is leading the Vietnam U23 team: "I am very happy that my team has reached the semi-finals. We will try our best to defeat the Philippines U23."

"My players will definitely play with all their might, we have prepared very carefully to win a ticket to the final match," coach Kim Sang Sik added, attracting the attention of CNN Indonesia.

Coach Kim Sang Sik's team is full of effort on the training ground (Photo: VFF).

Meanwhile, Thailand's Siam Sport newspaper wrote: "Vietnam U23 won the group stage matches to secure a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament to meet the Philippines U23."

“The U23 Vietnam team won 6 absolute points, they lead Group B. Meanwhile, the opponent of U23 Vietnam is U23 Philippines, ranked second in Group A. This team entered the semi-finals as the second team with the best record. The semi-final match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Philippines will take place on July 25,” Siam Sport added.

Meanwhile, the ASEAN Football website, which specializes in Southeast Asian football, commented briefly: "Vietnam U23 won the right to enter the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament, after they won all their matches in the group stage."

This comment reflects the strength of U23 Vietnam in this year's tournament. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team is considered one of the two leading candidates for the regional championship, along with host Indonesia.

The match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Philippines will start at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, in Jakarta (Indonesia).

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/bao-dong-nam-a-binh-luan-ve-trien-vong-cua-u23-viet-nam-truoc-tran-ban-ket-20250725004930085.htm