U23 Vietnam squad vs U23 Philippines: All-in for final ticket

Coach Kim Sang Sik will not change too much in the starting lineup of U23 Vietnam against U23 Philippines at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon (July 25) to get a ticket to the U23 Southeast Asian final.

Live football U23 Vietnam vs U23 Philippines: Stopping the 'dark horse' Live football U23 Vietnam vs U23 Philippines, within the framework of the semi-finals of U23 Southeast Asia 2025, 4:00 p.m. today, July 25, 2025.

Mr. Kim Sang Sik is cautious.

Unlike the habit of rotating personnel in the early stages of taking charge of the Vietnamese team, coach Kim Sang Sik has been more cautious when arranging the lineup.

This was proven in the group stage against U23 Laos and U23 Cambodia at the U23 Southeast Asian tournament, when the Korean strategist only changed 2 positions per match despite the opponent being rated lower.

Coach Kim Sang Sik is more cautious than when he first came to Vietnam.

Specifically, compared to the starting lineup in the opening match against U23 Cambodia, coach Kim Sang Sik only replaced Xuan Bac and Viktor Le for Thai Son and Dinh Bac, instead of experimenting or rotating as planned.

Because of this, and the importance of the U23 Southeast Asia semi-final match against U23 Philippines, except for unavoidable reasons such as injuries, it is likely that coach Kim Sang Sik will use the same players as in the first two matches.

Who will be playing?

With form and caution, coach Kim Sang Sik will keep the goalkeeper and defensive players including Trung Kien, Ly Duc, Nhat Minh, and Hieu Minh as in the group stage.

Anh Quan, with his good performance in the match against U23 Cambodia, will certainly continue to play on the right wing, while on the opposite side, Phi Hoang will likely be used.

The first central midfielder to be used is Van Truong, the remaining position coach Kim Sang Sik will use Thai Son because of his experience instead of Xuan Bac, despite the fact that the player from PVF-CAND seems to adapt better to the 3-4-3 formation in U23 Vietnam.

Above the attacking trio will belong to Khuat Van Khang (left), Quoc Viet and Dinh Bac (right) with the hope that the class and experience of these players will help U23 Vietnam quickly create an advantage and win.

Expected lineup of U23 Vietnam: Trung Kien, Ly Duc, Hieu Minh, Nhat Minh, Anh Quan, Van Truong, Thai Son, Phi Hoang, Van Khang, Quoc Viet, Dinh Bac

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/doi-hinh-u23-viet-nam-dau-u23-philippines-tat-tay-lay-ve-chung-ket-2425637.html