Jason Quang Vinh Pendant's appearance in Vietnam national team jersey - Photo: THANG NGUYEN
On the afternoon of June 1, the Vietnamese team entered the third day of training in preparation for the match against Malaysia in the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup. Cao Pendant Quang Vinh, a player who has just acquired Vietnamese citizenship, expressed his joy when it was finally time to wear the national team jersey.
"I am happy to be here. My mother was proud and cried when she heard that I was called up to the Vietnam national team. She told me to try my best for the country," Cao Quang Vinh shared with the media before the training session.
Quang Vinh revealed that Nguyen Filip was the one who gave him the good news while the Hanoi Police Club was at the airport last week. "He told me my name was on the list and showed me the list of the national team. I smiled happily," Quang Vinh confided.
"The atmosphere in the team is very comfortable. I feel welcome here. Head coach Kim Sang Sik is very kind. He asked me how I felt, if I was tired, because I had just played in the V-League. I think he is a good coach," said the player born in 1997.
Cao Pendant Quang Vinh, Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Filip, Nguyen Tien Linh and Vo Hoang Minh Khoa are players from Cong An Ha Noi and Binh Duong clubs who joined the Vietnam national team late. This group has been in Hanoi since May 31 but was given special permission to stay at the hotel to rest and practice lightly.
The Vietnamese team in the June 1 training session had 19 players, with 3 people absent: striker Nguyen Cong Phuong, midfielder Nguyen Duc Chien and goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu.
Cong Phuong has foot and ankle pain, Chien has knee pain, and Trieu has back pain. They all participated in the first training session on May 30 but have been out since May 31. This is bad news for coach Kim Sang Sik.
In another development, U22 Vietnam also received enough players when striker Nguyen Dang Duong joined the team for training that same morning. Center back Pham Ly Duc is still training with the U22 team and has not been called up to the national team, while goalkeeper Cao Van Binh has been returned from the national team to U22 Vietnam.
The Vietnamese team has 4 more days of training in Hanoi before moving to Malaysia to play the first leg of Group F of the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup on June 10. Currently, coach Kim Sang Sik and his team are leading the group with 3 points won against Laos in the opening match in March. Malaysia also has the same number of points but is ranked behind due to inferior sub-index.
Tien Linh is the leading striker of the Vietnamese national team in the absence of Xuan Son - Photo: THANG NGUYEN
Quang Hai has achieved stable performance in the Hanoi Police Club shirt this season - Photo: THANG NGUYEN
Vo Hoang Minh Khoa is having problems practicing separately when joining the national team - Photo: THANG NGUYEN
Cao Quang Vinh congratulates his former teammate at U16 France
Ousmane Dembele and Marcus Thuram are former teammates of Cao Pendant Quang Vinh in the French youth teams. Both of them just played in the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan in the early morning of June 1, with the French representative winning 5-0.
"I'm happy for Dembele, for PSG and French football because they have waited a long time to win the Champions League. But I also feel sorry for Thuram. He really wanted to win and it was difficult to overcome a heavy defeat," Quang Vinh shared.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cao-quang-vinh-tap-buoi-dau-cong-phuong-van-vang-mat-o-tuyen-viet-nam-20250601184412116.htm
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