Indonesian newspaper "feels sad" when comparing home team with Vietnam team

According to plan, in October, the Vietnamese team will participate in 3 friendly matches with China, Uzbekistan and South Korea.

The Vietnamese team is actively training for the match against China (Photo: VFF).

All three matches against top Asian teams of the "Golden Star Warriors" are to prepare for the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

Commenting on this, Bola newspaper felt "sad" when comparing it with the Indonesian team's match schedule.

“Playing against quality opponents shows that the Vietnamese team is serious about going deep in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian team will have to prepare for two matches in the first qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup with Brunei.

Unlike Indonesia, the Vietnamese team does not have to participate in this round, so they have more conditions to prepare for matches with strong opponents," Bola wrote.

The Indonesian newspaper also believes that the upcoming matches will help coach Troussier's team accumulate a lot of experience and help them in the future.

As for Indonesia, if they overcome Brunei in the first qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, they will be in the same group with Vietnam, Iraq and the Philippines in the next qualifying round.

On October 8, the Vietnamese team arrived in China to prepare for the match against the host team on October 10.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/bao-indonesia-chanh-long-khi-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-co-dieu-nay-192231009105138814.htm