Vietnam and Thailand teams practice, ready to compete at Viet Tri Stadium

(Dan Tri) - The Vietnamese and Thai teams were excited during the afternoon training session on January 1, ready for the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ) at 8:00 p.m. on January 2.

On the evening of January 1, the Vietnamese team had a practice session at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho), to prepare for the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final against their fateful opponent, the Thai team. The practice session took place at 6:30 p.m., with relatively pleasant weather for coach Kim Sang Sik and his team.

Nguyen Xuan Son is the most notable name at the moment as he is in very good form in this tournament, he is expected to shine against the Thai team tomorrow.

Xuan Son prays before training, when he first competes with the Thai team.

The training session took place in a cheerful atmosphere, and the players all appeared very comfortable. At the press conference this morning, defender Pham Xuan Manh shared: "The whole team will try their best in tomorrow's match to start a new year for better Vietnamese football . The coach also told us to first be champion, second be champion and third be champion." This clearly shows that the goal of the Vietnamese team will be the highest position in this year's tournament.

Dinh Trieu will most likely still be the one trusted by the Korean strategist to be the goalie of the Vietnamese team. He has the ability to communicate and exchange information with the defense better than Nguyen Filip.

Coach Kim Sang Sik is expected to have a difficult match against the "War Elephants" of Thailand.

The training session of the Vietnamese team attracted many interested fans.

Earlier at 5pm, the Thai team also had a practice session to get familiar with the field. Notably, this was the first match the Thai team played at Viet Tri Stadium. Coach Masatada Ishii and his team were at a disadvantage as they had to play the semi-final match one day after the Vietnamese team, not to mention they also had to fight a tense 120 minutes with the Philippines.

Late last night (December 31), the entire Thai team arrived in Viet Tri (Phu Tho) so they only had one practice session before the important match tomorrow.

After Thailand's match with the Philippines, there was much information that star Suphanat Mueanta was sick and had to be hospitalized, but according to records at this afternoon's training session, this player still practiced normally.

Viet Tri Stadium with a capacity of about 20,000 seats is expected to be full tomorrow. At 8pm tomorrow night (January 2), the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand will take place. The second leg will be played at 8pm on January 5, at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok (Thailand).

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