Suara newspaper said that the Vietnamese team revealed a series of weaknesses in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in March and hoped that coach Shin Tae-yong would exploit them well to bring victory to Indonesia. Vietnam will face Indonesia in two matches in Group F of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia on March 21 and 26. The first match will take place at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta) on March 21, and the next match will be at My Dinh Stadium on March 26.
Indonesia (in white) and Vietnam will compete in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup next month.
These two matches are crucial not only for Vietnam but also for Indonesia to compete for the ticket to the next round. After two matches, the Indonesian team is at the bottom of Group F with 1 point, while Vietnam (3 points) is second in the group. Therefore, coach Shin Tae-yong's team is expected to be able to take advantage of some of the weaknesses of the Vietnamese team to win.
Indonesian media also pointed out the weaknesses of coach Philippe Troussier's team. According to Suara , the first weakness of the Vietnamese team and the strength and coach Philippe Troussier still needs to improve. "Coach Troussier once said that his squad could only maintain physical strength when playing at high intensity for 60 to 70 minutes. This is in contrast to Troussier's playing style which focuses on high intensity, even when not having the ball," according to Suara .
Indonesian newspaper hopes the team will exploit the weaknesses of the Vietnamese team.
Meanwhile, Bola Times commented that the Vietnamese team is in decline after the disappointing performance of being eliminated from the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup with 3 losses - including a 0-1 defeat to Indonesia in the group stage. Before this tournament, the Vietnamese team also experienced a number of unsuccessful friendly matches with losses to South Korea, Kyrgyzstan and China...
Some Indonesian newspapers also pointed out another weakness of Coach Troussier and his team. That is, the Vietnamese players cannot keep a "cool head" and are easily agitated by emotions in recent matches. According to Suara , this problem was partly revealed in the 2023 Asian Cup finals when Jackie Chan and Khuat Van Khang received red cards in the matches against Indonesia and Iraq, respectively.
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