Coach Kim Sang-sik did not call a new striker to replace Xuan Son.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced the list of the national team to gather in March 2025 with 26 players. Most of the players called up by coach Kim Sang-sik are the squad that won the 2024 AFF Cup, adding some players who have been in good form recently.

Pham Ly Duc, Tran Bao Toan (HAGL), Vo Hoang Minh Khoa ( Binh Duong ), Nguyen Thai Son (Thanh Hoa) are new faces compared to the most recent tournament. Among them, Ly Duc and Minh Khoa were called up to the Vietnam national team for the first time.

Without Nguyen Xuan Son, Vietnam Golden Ball 2024 Nguyen Tien Linh is the main striker of the team.

The best player, the top scorer of the AFF Cup 2024, Nguyen Xuan Son, was not present due to injury. Coach Kim Sang-sik did not call up any new strikers in this training session to replace Xuan Son's position. Vi Hao, Tien Linh, Tuan Hai and Thanh Binh are all familiar faces attending the AFF Cup 2024. The player who has recently attracted attention at The Cong Viettel , Nham Manh Dung, was not called up.

The Vietnamese team will gather from March 11 in Binh Duong. In the first international matches of 2025, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will have two matches, against Cambodia (friendly) on March 19 and Laos (2027 Asian Cup qualifiers) on March 25.

List of Vietnam team

Goalkeepers: Nguyen Filip (CAHN), Nguyen Dinh Trieu ( Hai Phong ), Nguyen Van Viet (SLNA);

Defenders: Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Vu Van Thanh (CAHN), Nguyen Thanh Binh, Bui Tien Dung, Truong Tien Anh (The Cong Viettel), Nguyen Thanh Chung, Do Duy Manh (Hanoi), Pham Ly Duc (HAGL), Nguyen Van Vi (Nam Dinh);

Midfielders: Nguyen Quang Hai (CAHN), Khuat Van Khang (The Cong Viettel), Nguyen Hai Long (Hanoi), Vo Hoang Minh Khoa (Binh Duong), Tran Bao Toan, Chau Ngoc Quang (HAGL), Nguyen Hoang Duc (Ninh Binh), Doan Ngoc Tan, Nguyen Thai Son (Thanh Hoa), Trieu Viet Hung (Hai Phong);

Forwards: Pham Tuan Hai (Hanoi), Nguyen Tien Linh, Bui Vi Hao (Binh Duong), Dinh Thanh Binh (Ninh Binh).

Xiao Ming

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