Compared to the Hong Kong team (China), the Syrian team promises to bring many difficulties to the Vietnamese team in the upcoming friendly match.
Next challenge for Vietnam team
According to the schedule, the friendly match between Vietnam and Syria will take place at 7:30 p.m. on June 20 at Thien Truong Stadium, Nam Dinh . This is the second match of Vietnam in the FIFA Days this June. Previously, Coach Troussier and his team won Hong Kong (China) 1-0. Meanwhile, Syria only played 1 match in June, against Vietnam.
On the rankings, the Syrian team is ranked 90th in the world , 5 places higher than Vietnam. They also won the right to participate in the 2023 Asian Cup and also participated in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, along with the Vietnamese team.
This West Asian team is being led by coach Hector Cuper, who helped Egypt qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Mr. Cuper is also a strategist who has made a name for himself in Europe, with Valencia reaching the UEFA Champions League final twice...
The Argentine strategist took the job at the Syrian national team earlier this year, with the task of helping the team qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Last March, Hector Cuper and his students had two friendly matches with the results of a 3-1 win over Thailand and a 0-1 loss to Bahrain.
Information about Syria team
To prepare for the match against Vietnam, Hector Cuper has called up 26 players, many of whom are playing abroad, most notably midfielder Hosam Aiseh, who is playing for FC Seoul, South Korea.
In addition, the West Asian team also gave a chance to Moudi Najjar, born in 2000. This midfielder used to play for the U19 Australia team and played for many years in the Australian National Championship. Most likely, Najjar will have his debut match for the Syrian team in the match against the Vietnamese team.
In the list of players called up to meet the Vietnamese team, famous striker Omar Al Somah (scored 19 goals in 36 matches for Syria) is still on the list, but his ability to play or not is still open. Meanwhile, Omar Khribin - the winner of the best Asian player award in 2017 - was not called up by Cuper.
To prepare best for the match against Vietnam, the Syrian team flew to Hanoi on June 12. They had more than a week of training to get used to the weather, climate, and field. Hector Cuper and his students are determined to have a victory against an opponent with similar strength like the Vietnamese team.
Syria's performance before the match against Vietnam was not very impressive. In the last 30 matches, they won 7, drew 3 and lost 20. However, compared to Southeast Asian teams, including Vietnam, they are still rated higher.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team did not leave much of an impression in Mr. Troussier's debut match. The team beat Hong Kong (China) 1-0, but their playing style was not smooth, the defense made many mistakes, and the opponent even hit the crossbar twice. The Vietnamese team still has a lot of work to do to reach the requirements that Mr. Troussier wants.
Facing a team with good physique, good physical strength and tight play like Syria, the Vietnamese team will have a match that promises many difficulties and many things will be revealed.
Laodong.vn
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