After many months of taking on the task, Coach Troussier will enter the first official tournament with the Vietnam team. With 6 friendly matches and many experiments, the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup will be the place for the "White Witch" to show off the essence that has been summarized.
The match between Vietnam and the Philippines will be broadcast live on FPT Play.
In the most recent friendly matches during the FIFA Days in October, the Vietnamese team lost all three matches against China (0-2), Uzbekistan (0-2) and South Korea (0-6). Although these opponents were all considered stronger than the Vietnamese team, doubts about Coach Troussier's playing philosophy began to grow in the hearts of fans. Therefore, a victory against the host Philippines was considered a mission that Coach Troussier's team had to complete, to somewhat relieve pressure from public opinion.
The match between Vietnam and the host Philippines will take place at 6 p.m. today (November 16, Vietnam time) at Rizal Memorial Stadium. This match will be broadcast live on FPT Play.
Vietnam team has 3 training sessions on Rizal Memorial artificial turf field
Not only meeting the expectations of the audience, the Vietnamese team also has to win for themselves. The goal of the Vietnamese team is to compete for one of the top two positions in the group to qualify for a ticket to the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
Therefore, Coach Troussier's team needs to take full advantage of every opportunity to accumulate points. The confrontation with the Philippines, which is considered much weaker (ranked 138th in the world ), is a good opportunity for the Vietnamese team (ranked 94th in the world) to win all 3 points, while creating good psychological momentum for the match against strong opponent Iraq at My Dinh Stadium on November 21.
In the last 5 confrontations, the Vietnamese team has won against the Philippines.
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