Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team return to the place that holds beautiful memories of Vietnamese football

U.22 Vietnam crowned champion right here

The Vietnamese team will play the third match of the 2024 AFF Cup group stage at Rizal Memorial Stadium. This stadium is located in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, located in Malate District, Manila and is considered the number 1 stadium in the Philippines. However, because football is not the most attractive sport for the people of this country, this stadium only has 12,800 seats. This is the stadium used to host many major events such as the 2005 SEA Games, the 30th SEA Games as well as the matches of the Philippine team in the AFF Cup and World Cup qualifiers.

The turf at Rizal Memorial is artificial turf. This will cause some difficulties for the Vietnamese team in the upcoming match. However, fans do not need to worry too much because many of our players have played on this field. Moreover, they have played well and won titles here.

Quang Hai shines, Vietnam team wins Indonesia for the first time in 2024

At the 30th SEA Games, the current pillars of the Vietnamese team, Tan Tai, Quang Hai, Hoang Duc, and Tien Linh, won the gold medal in men's football. When playing at Rizal Memorial Stadium in this tournament, the winning rate of the U.22 Vietnam team was 100%. In the match against the U.22 Indonesia team in the group stage, Hoang Duc also scored a super long-range shot on the artificial turf of Rizal Memorial Stadium. The Vietnamese women's team also won the gold medal at the 30th SEA Games here, after defeating the Thai team in the final match.

The moment Hoang Duc shot from afar into the net of the U.22 Indonesia team at the 30th SEA Games. We can clearly see the rubber particles on the artificial turf of Rizal Memorial flying up.

Quang Hai, Tien Linh and teammates in the Vietnam U.22 team have unforgettable memories at Rizal Memorial

The Vietnamese team also defeated the Philippines at Rizal Memorial Stadium. In the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, when the "Golden Star Warriors" were not in good form under coach Philippe Troussier, we still won 2-0 away from home.

Therefore, in the upcoming rematch, the Vietnamese team must complete the task of winning all 3 points to soon secure a ticket to the semi-finals. This match will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 28.

Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 is broadcast live and in full on FPT Play, at: http://fptplay.vn

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thay-tro-hlv-kim-sang-sik-tro-lai-noi-luu-giu-ky-uc-dep-cua-bong-da-viet-nam-185241216173150068.htm