The Vietnamese team was unfortunately eliminated.

ESPN published an article assessing the teams eliminated from the 2023 Asian Cup. In it, author Gabriel Tan stated that Vietnam's elimination was a regrettable result.

The journalist wrote: " They showed their quality in unfortunate defeats against Japan and Iraq. In the 0-1 loss to Indonesia, they also felt they should have done better ."

An ESPN journalist commented that the Vietnamese national team can be proud of bringing a young squad to the 2023 Asian Cup.

Players like Vo Minh Trong, Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Dinh Bac, and Nguyen Thai Son have somewhat affirmed their talent and confidence in their first experience at Asia's top competition.

In that tournament, Dinh Bac - who was among the top 10 youngest players - scored a goal against the Japanese team.

" After reaching the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup, it's easy to judge the Vietnamese team as having regressed after all three losses. But in reality, they are a team in transition as coach Philippe Troussier succeeded Park Hang Seo. They can be proud to be one of the youngest teams in the tournament, with an average age of 24 ," author Gabriel Tan wrote on ESPN.

ESPN considers the Vietnamese team to be unlucky when facing the Japanese team.

Another representative from Southeast Asia, Malaysia, also received positive reviews from ESPN. Coach Kim Pan-gon's team suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Bahrain in injury time, thus being eliminated. In their match against South Korea, Malaysia played well, holding their opponent to a 3-3 draw.

The Hong Kong (China) team received the most praise. This was their first appearance in the Asian Cup in 56 years. Their elimination was predicted, but coach Jorn Andersen's players delivered outstanding performances against Iran and the UAE.

The team that received the most criticism was the Chinese national team. They were in a relatively easy group with Qatar, Lebanon, and Tajikistan, yet they were still eliminated.

" For the first time, the Chinese national team failed to score a single goal. They are one of only two teams (along with India) to have such an undesirable result ," wrote author Gabriel Tan.

Van Hai

Source: https://vtc.vn/espn-tuyen-viet-nam-bi-loai-dang-tiec-ar850176.html