Vietnam U23 team practices their signature moves, determined to win against Kyrgyzstan.

The Vietnam U23 team was full of enthusiasm during their training session in preparation for the match against Kyrgyzstan U23, confident of winning and opening up the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Championship.

A day after their 2-0 victory against U23 Jordan, U23 Vietnam returned to training to prepare for their match against U23 Kyrgyzstan, in the second round of Group A at the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Championship.

During this training session, the players who started the match against U23 Jordan mainly did light jogging before being given an early break.

Vietnam U23 now has all three goalkeepers after Pham Dinh Hai (born in 2006, Hanoi FC) joined the team.

The most noteworthy news from the training session on January 7th was that striker Thanh Nhàn has almost fully recovered from her injury.

Coach Kim Sang Sik is eagerly awaiting the return of the PVF-CAND striker.

The U23 Vietnamese players are working hard in training.

Young striker Cong Phuong is determined to impress coach Kim Sang Sik.

The Vietnam U23 team had two training sessions before the match against Kyrgyzstan U23.

Coach Kim Sang Sik had his players practice set pieces, shooting at goal, as well as organizing defense and transitioning between phases of play.

Van Thuan and his teammates all understand the philosophy of the South Korean strategist.

Vietnam U23 will face Kyrgyzstan U23 at 9 PM on January 9th.

Photo: Ted Tran

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/u23-viet-nam-luyen-chieu-tu-quyet-thang-kyrgyzstan-2479870.html