Following a series of disappointing defeats, Vietnamese football fans expressed their outrage on social media. Posts on the Vietnam Football Federation's Facebook page received a large number of negative comments demanding Philippe Troussier's resignation.

The VFF fanpage currently has approximately 1.3 million followers. Photo: Xuan Sang .

Following the defeat against Indonesia in the first leg of the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, users have been unable to comment on the VFF's fanpage. Except for the two live match broadcasts, all content on the page displays the status "Vietnam Football Federation - VFF has restricted who can comment on this post."

Unable to express their opinions, Vietnamese national team fans left angry reactions on social media. In many posts, anger was the overwhelming majority, with thousands of reactions.

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All posts from the Vietnam Football Federation on Facebook have had their comments restricted in recent days. Photo: Xuan Sang.

During the live broadcast of the Vietnam-Indonesia match at My Dinh Stadium on the evening of March 26th, the content received approximately 6,600 reactions and over 10,000 comments. The majority of user comments expressed disappointment with the team's performance. Additionally, Philippe Troussier became a target of attacks, blamed for the recent string of defeats.

It's not uncommon for football team fan pages to block or restrict users after a loss. In June 2022, the official Facebook page of the Thai national team blocked users from Vietnam after their defeat at the U23 Asian Championship.

After the match against Vietnam, Indonesian fans shared their joy on Southeast Asian football community pages. Some reposted Van Hau's assessment of the country's naturalized players to mock them.

Currently, the defender, who plays for Hanoi Police FC, is injured and unable to contribute to the national team in the 2023 Asian Cup campaign as well as the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian region.

However, Indonesian fans didn't spare the 1999-born defender either. In Doan Van Hau's Instagram post announcing the happy news of his upcoming first child, hundreds of abusive and derogatory comments appeared in Indonesian.

Currently, the player wearing jersey number 5 for Hanoi Police also has to enable the comment limit feature on the app to block out overly aggressive users.

According to Znews

The immense sadness of Quang Hai and his teammates after the loss to Indonesia . For the first time in 20 years, the Vietnamese national team lost to Indonesia at My Dinh Stadium. Quang Hai and his teammates were therefore plunged into immeasurable sadness.