U22 Vietnam is ready to break out

In less than a year, all 6 Vietnamese national teams performed excellently in the qualifying rounds and won tickets to the final rounds of continental tournaments, including: U17 Vietnam, Vietnam women's team, U23 Vietnam, Vietnam men's Futsal and U20 women's Vietnam.

Besides, although currently ranked 2nd in Group F, the Vietnamese team still has a "wide open door" to enter the final round of the 2027 Asian Cup when Malaysia is at risk of being heavily fined by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for cheating on naturalization of players during the competition.

The above impressive results will motivate U22 Vietnam to confidently conquer the goal of winning the gold medal in men's football at the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand in December 2025. With high performance and good results in international competitions in recent times, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team are considered candidates in Group B to win a ticket to the semi-finals of the tournament. Before coming to the tournament, U22 Vietnam won the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, entered the final round of the 2026 Asian U23 Championship with a perfect record in the qualifying round.

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The U22 Vietnam team has completed its squad before the opening day of the 33rd SEA Games. (Photo: VFF)

At the meeting of the Vietnamese football teams on November 30, President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan noted the new difficulties and challenges for the team of Coach Kim Sang-sik as well as Coach Mai Duc Chung in the journey to conquer the 33rd SEA Games gold medal, including the trend of naturalizing players from many teams in the region. Therefore, the coaching staff and Vietnamese players need to carefully study their opponents, have reasonable tactics, and maintain maximum concentration when competing. The VFF leader also emphasized that each player participating in the Southeast Asian Games must be an ambassador of Vietnamese football, competing fiercely but always upholding the spirit of fair play and solidarity.

VFF expects the Vietnam U22 team, Vietnam women's team and women's futsal team to participate in the finals of the 33rd SEA Games, while the men's futsal team aims to change the color of the medal after many bronze medals. With careful preparation and determination, VFF leaders believe that the teams will bring worthy performances, dedicate to the fans and continue to affirm the position of Vietnamese football in the regional arena.

In the previous SEA Games, Vietnam won the bronze medal in men's football, while the women's team won gold medals for four consecutive times, and is the reigning champion of the tournament. In this SEA Games, coach Mai Duc Chung's team suffered a loss of strength due to the absence of many key players, but is still a leading candidate in the race for the highest position.

For the U22 Vietnam team, after arriving in the land of golden pagodas on December 1, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will have 2 more days of rehearsal, team formation, and preparation for the opening match of Group B, against U22 Laos at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok) at 4:00 p.m. on December 3. The framework of the U22 Vietnam team will be a group of players who have played for the national team, including: goalkeeper Trung Kien, defenders Hieu Minh, Ly Duc, midfielders Van Khang, Thai Son, Xuan Bac and strikers Dinh Bac, Thanh Nhan, Quoc Viet.

Victory in the first match will help U22 Vietnam relieve pressure and gain more confidence before entering the decisive match for the ticket to the next round with U22 Malaysia at 4:00 p.m. on December 11.

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