Match schedule of U.23 Vietnam - U.23 Bangladesh today: Confident of victory

Coach Kim Sang-sik believes that U.23 Vietnam will take all 3 points against U.23 Bangladesh in the opening match of Group C of the 2026 AFC U.23 Championship qualifiers.

T SHOW TRUE STRENGTH

Coach Kim Sang-sik was successful in Vietnam with the 2024 AFF Cup championship and the 2025 U.23 Southeast Asian championship thanks to his reasonable use of players and approach to the match. In both of these titles, Mr. Kim left a strong mark by building a continuous competitive spirit to fan the flames of dedication of the players. The flexible application of efficiency has helped the Vietnamese team and U.23 Vietnam "transform" clearly. In particular, the slow, steady but effective way of entering the game has helped U.23 Vietnam improve with each match. Ahead of Mr. Kim will be the continental front, where U.23 Vietnam will enter the qualifying round of the 2026 U.23 Asian Cup with the goal of finishing first in Group C. The opening match against U.23 Bangladesh will be very important, especially when this opponent is an unknown after a series of quality player additions.

The U.23 Vietnam team (right) is confident of taking all 3 points in the opening match.

Photo: Nguyen Khang

Bangladesh U.23 team has 3 foreign players, besides Cuba Mitchell (playing in England, 20 years old), there is attacking midfielder Tanil Fahmeed Salik (England, 19 years old) and left-back Zayyan Ahmed (USA, 21 years old). These are young players with good physique, trained in England and America. The fact that the South Asian representative has nearly 2 months of training in Bahrain shows that they are harboring the ambition to create a surprise in this tournament.

However, coach Kim Sang-sik believes in the players who have been tested through the CFA China Team 2025 tournament (China) and the U.23 Southeast Asia 2025 tournament. U.23 Vietnam is confident in showing its true strength to defeat U.23 Bangladesh.

EXPERIENCE BASE

Compared to the U.23 Southeast Asia tournament, the U.23 Vietnam team has changed when striker Thanh Nhan has returned. The PVF-CAND player stands out with his attacking ability in both 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 formations. According to football expert Doan Minh Xuong, the greatest strength of the U.23 Vietnam team comes from the collective experience. Almost the entire U.23 Vietnam team has been playing for 1-3 seasons in the V-League, they have been tested in a top environment so they have a lot of battle experience. In particular, many players such as Quoc Viet, Thanh Nhan, Dinh Bac, Van Khang, Van Truong... have experienced many major tournaments such as the U.23 Asia, SEA Games, ASIAD or played with the Vietnam team in the Asian Cup.

Mr. Doan Minh Xuong commented: "The extensive experience in both continental youth tournaments and V-League will be an extremely solid foundation for the U.23 Vietnam team. That is an advantage that even coach Park Hang-seo does not have with the generation of players playing in Changzhou 2018. In Mr. Kim's hands at the moment, there are no flashy stars like Cong Phuong, Quang Hai... but on the contrary, there is a strong team, with discipline and very good team spirit. They do not bring flashy victories with big scores, but always know how to suffocate and shine at the right time to finish. In other words, coach Kim Sang-sik's expectation is that the current U.23 Vietnam generation will be able to shoulder the responsibility of the Vietnam team in 2027. Therefore, winning U.23 Bangladesh is a must because we are stronger than them. The opponent is progressing, there are foreign players who have trained in England and the US. But on the scale, they are still not on par with U.23 Vietnam. The key The key to the match will be for the U.23 Vietnam team to continue to demonstrate their form and effectiveness as they did in Indonesia recently."

In addition, Viet Tri Stadium is still the "unbeaten holy land" of the U.23 Vietnam team, witnessing the teams under coaches Park Hang-seo, Philippe Troussier and now Kim Sang-sik not losing a single match.

The match also promises to be full of emotions as a large number of fans will fill the Viet Tri stadium to cheer for U.23 Vietnam. That will inspire the winning motivation of Coach Kim Sang-sik's students.

The match will be broadcast on VTV5, VTVgo,FPT Play.

Thanh Nien Newspaper reports online the match U.23 Vietnam - U.23 Bangladesh on thanhnien.vn .

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