Relatives of the players are in Thailand to support the Vietnamese team.

Happy and excited were the common feelings of the relatives of the Vietnamese players along with hundreds of fans present at Noi Bai airport on their way to Thailand to support the Vietnamese team to compete against Thailand.

Người thân các tuyển thủ có mặt tại Thái Lan tiếp sức đội tuyển Việt Nam - Ảnh 1. — Mothers of the players take a photo together before flying to Thailand from Noi Bai International Airport - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

At 8:00 p.m. tonight, January 5, the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Thailand and Vietnam will take place at Rajamangala Stadium. In the first leg, Vietnam defeated Thailand 2-1 in Viet Tri on January 2. "I told Duy Manh that when he enters the field, he must play with courage, confidence and a cool head, because he plays as a center back and often faces attacks from the opposing team, and collisions often occur," Ms. Le Thi Lan - Duy Manh's mother - shared with reporters, when she left for Thailand to cheer for the Vietnamese team. Along with Duy Manh's mother, there were also the mothers of Hoang Duc, Van Toan, Thanh Chung, and Van Thanh who flew to Thailand on the morning of January 5 from Hanoi .

"I couldn't sleep all night, partly because I was nervous, partly because I was happy to go to Thailand to watch the Vietnamese team and my son compete. Hoang Duc likes fried eggs and sweet and sour pork ribs the most, so no matter what the score is, when I get home I will cook for him" - Ms. Hoang Thi Thoa, mother of player Hoang Duc, excitedly said. "In the first leg of the final, I correctly predicted the score to be 2-1 and Xuan Son would score, but in this second leg, I don't dare to predict anymore, I just hope Vietnam will win the championship" - Ms. Thoa laughed. In order to cheer on the Vietnamese football team in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final, SHB Bank organized 8 flights from Hanoi and Saigon to bring nearly 600 fans and families of the players to Thailand to fight alongside the "golden star warriors". Below are pictures of relatives of the players and Vietnamese fans going to Thailand to cheer on coach Kim Sang Sik and his team.