Vietnam team on the training ground. (Source: VFF)

Accordingly, in addition to goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh and defender Nguyen Phong Hong Duy who have left the team to continue injury treatment, 4 other players are not in coach Philippe Troussier's selection this time.

They are defender Schmidt Adriano, Nguyen Thanh Chung, midfielder Nguyen Trong Long and Le Pham Thanh Long.

Of these four players, Thanh Chung suffered from digestive problems before the training camp and was not 100% fit to train, Trong Long suffered a muscle injury and missed the opportunity. These four players will also end the training camp with the national team and return to their clubs.

In addition, coach Philippe Troussier also selected 4 excellent players from the U23 Vietnam team to wear the Vietnam national team jersey. They are defender Phan Tuan Tai, midfielder Khuat Van Khang, Hoang Van Toan and striker Nguyen Van Tung.

The group of 3 players playing abroad returning to join the national team, including Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Van Toan and Nguyen Cong Phuong, are all on the shortlist of the Vietnamese team.

The French coach wants to take full advantage of the FIFA Days break so that these three players have more time to better adapt to the style of play he is building.

Tomorrow morning (June 13), the Vietnamese team will travel to Hai Phong to complete the final preparations for their debut at Lach Tray Stadium.

The remaining group of players in Hanoi (including Tien Linh who is currently undergoing rehabilitation) will continue to train to prepare for the next selection round of the Vietnamese team, playing the second friendly match against the Syrian team on June 20 at Thien Truong Stadium, Nam Dinh.

List of Vietnamese national team players preparing for the friendly match with Hong Kong (China). (Source: VFF)