Suara.com – The Vietnam national team will be the Indonesian national team's opponent in two Group F matches in the second round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifications in the Asian zone next March.
Ahead of this important match, Vietnam is currently experiencing problems, one of which is regarding the performance of their goal machine or their attackers who are struggling.
In the midst of their mission to recover after losing to the Indonesian National Team in the 2023 Asian Cup, Vietnam had to see their attackers sluggish in domestic competition.
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Nguyen Tien Linh, as the main spearhead, is in the spotlight ahead of this match. He is a sharp striker who scored two goals against Indonesia in the 2022 AFF Cup.
However, the player suffered an injury and had to miss the 2023 Asian Cup, and his performance has not yet improved.
His performance has not been satisfactory with Bing Duong in the V League 2023/2024 season, only scoring two goals in 10 matches, and not managing to score in his last two matches.
Vietnam national team player, Nguyen Tien Linh (number 22) and his teammates are celebrating the goal against Indonesia in the 2022 AFF Cup semifinals at the My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday (9/1/2023) evening local time. (Twitter/@theaseanball)
Meanwhile, Nguyen Van Toan also has a similar note. He has only scored two goals in nine matches with Nam Dinh in the V League.
Meanwhile, Pham Tuan Hai, who scored the goal against Japan in the 2023 Asian Cup, has also not been impressive with only two goals in the League with Ha Noi.
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This situation could be an advantage for the Indonesian national team which will try to continue its dominance over its tough Southeast Asian rival.
The Indonesian national team will host Vietnam on March 21 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Newsdelivers.com. Meanwhile, Vietnam will host five days later at the My Dinh National Stadium.
Contributor: Imadudin Robani Adam