Nguyen Hoang Duc did not recover from his injury in time and will miss the 2023 Asian Cup.

The list of injured Vietnamese players who cannot travel to Qatar up to this point includes Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Tien Linh, Nguyen Thanh Chung and now Nguyen Hoang Duc. This is really bad news for Coach Troussier when the difficult journey at the 2023 Asian Cup is very close.

Hoang Duc was injured while playing in V-League

Hoang Duc practices recovery with the national team

Hoang Duc has tried very hard to recover and receive treatment, but according to the team doctor, it will take 3 weeks for him to fully recover from his injury, not just 10 days as initially diagnosed.

Nguyen Hoang Duc suffered a left ankle injury (specifically, anterior and posterior tibiotalar ligament edema, posterior talofibular ligament edema; soft tissue edema around the left medial malleolus).

Evaluating the strength of Vietnam's opponents in the 2023 Asian Cup finals

Conclusion of Hoang Duc's injury

Hoang Duc's name is still on the list of Vietnam national team announced by AFC on the morning of January 4 because this is the preliminary list of VFF registration. In the press conference at 4:30 p.m. on January 4, Mr. Troussier will officially announce the shortlist of 30 players to go to Qatar. The player called to replace Hoang Duc is expected to be Le Van Do.

The team will finalize the official list of 26 players on January 13 according to the regulations. The list can also be adjusted 6 hours before the match if necessary. The Vietnam team will meet Japan on January 14.

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