After officially debuting with a 2-year contract, Coach Kim Sang Sik started recruiting players, preparing for the two matches between Vietnam and the Philippines and Iraq in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in June. Although the Vietnamese team has very little chance of advancing, Coach Kim Sang Sik certainly still needs the best squad to have a smooth debut. Especially in the match against the Philippines at home (June 6), the "Golden Star Warriors" must win, even aiming for a big win to regain the trust of fans. Furthermore , Coach Kim and the Vietnamese team are aiming for the AFF Cup 2024 taking place at the end of the year with the goal of reaching the final, so a favorable start is very important.

Coach Kim Sang Sik begins to fill in the names of players on the list of players to join the Vietnam national team.

After arriving in Vietnam, Coach Kim Sang Sik immediately went to Hang Day Stadium to watch the match between The Cong Viettel and LPBank HAGL. In this match, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung had a very impressive performance, contributing greatly to helping the mountain town team win 1-0. In round 17 of V-League 2023/24, it was still Bui Tien Dung with reasonable saves and entries to help HAGL defeat SLNA 1-0 at home. This is HAGL's 8th consecutive unbeaten match. Compared to Dang Van Lam or Nguyen Filip, Bui Tien Dung is not as highly rated, but if the hero of Thuong Chau continues to perform well like in the past rounds, his call-up to the Vietnam national team is not surprising. At Hang Day Stadium on the evening of May 9, Vietnam Golden Ball 2023 Nguyen Hoang Duc shone with 1 goal and many beautiful passes contributing to The Cong Viettel's 2-0 victory over Hanoi FC.

Hoang Duc scores points with coach Kim Sang Sik

Hoang Duc scored a strong score with coach Kim Sang Sik, and is almost certain to be called up to the Vietnam national team in the upcoming training session. Another player, Tien Anh, also scored the winning goal 2-0, with a very effective attacking and defending style of play. Coach Duc Thang praised his student: "He is getting better and better and is completely different from before." At Thien Truong Stadium, coach Kim watched the match between Nam Dinh and Binh Duong . The team from Thanh Nam won 3-1 thanks to a hat-trick by Rafaelson, thereby moving closer to the V-League championship this season when leaving the second-placed team on the rankings 8 points after 17 rounds. After the match, coach Vu Hong Viet recommended 4 players to coach Kim Sang Sik: "With the new coach, I hope Nam Dinh will have more players called up to the Vietnam national team than the previous training session. If possible, I would like to introduce to Mr. Kim Sang Sik 4 players who are maintaining very high performance: Nguyen Van Toan, To Van Vu, Tran Van Dat and Tran Van Cong". Coach Kim himself also went down to the field to encourage Van Toan. The striker from Hai Duong is unlikely to be out of the list of the upcoming Vietnam national team training session. In addition, the 48-year-old coach also asked about the health of Tien Linh of Binh Duong Club. This move shows that the Korean strategist most likely has a plan to use the striker born in 1997.

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