At 18:15 p.m., flight number VJ928 taking Coach Troussier and the Vietnamese team to Hanoi landed at Noi Bai International Airport. Player Do Hung Dung and his teammates wait for their luggage.
The Vietnamese team ended the third match of Group F in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia with a 0-1 loss at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia).
After getting their luggage, the players quickly went back to their cars to rest. The Vietnamese team's return to this country was somewhat quiet, because their performance was not convincing.
Coach Philippe Troussier's team is under extreme pressure after a series of 6 recent losses.
Some fans recognized Van Toan and Quang Hai and asked to take souvenir photos. After that, the two players also hurriedly returned to the car.
The entire team was allocated a large bus, the Vietnamese team will return to rest and practice again tomorrow (March 23). The whole team had 3 training sessions to prepare for the return match against Indonesia.
Coach Troussier sat in the car looking quite quiet. This failure significantly affects the Vietnamese team's chances of continuing in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. In addition, the Vietnamese team was deducted 15,37 points, dropping 7 places from 105th to 112th place. Here This is the lowest position of the Vietnamese national team in many years.
