Pham Tuan Hai suffered an injury and did not play in the match between Hanoi FC and Ho Chi Minh City FC in round 10 of V.League. The good news for fans of the capital team as well as the Vietnamese team is that Tuan Hai only suffered a soft tissue injury. He will most likely return in the next round.

Previously, Pham Tuan Hai played the full 90 minutes in the match against Thanh Hoa in round 9. Talking about Hai's absence, coach Daiki Iwamasa said: " Tuan Hai just won the Silver Ball so this is my reward for him ". This was just a joke from the head coach of Hanoi FC.

Without Tuan Hai, Hanoi FC still defeated Ho Chi Minh City with goals from Nguyen Hai Long, Nguyen Van Quyet and Denilson Junior. The win helped the team rise to sixth place with 13 points, 9 points behind the leader Nam Dinh FC. In the next round, Hanoi FC will play away at Thien Truong Stadium.

Against such a strong opponent, Tuan Hai's return is very important. He is a key factor for Hanoi FC this season. The player born in 1998 has played 15 matches in all competitions since the beginning of the season, scoring 6 goals and making 2 assists.

In the national team, Tuan Hai is also an indispensable part of coach Philippe Troussier's tactical system. Under the French strategist, this player only missed 1 match. That was the match against Iraq in the final round of the 2023 Asian Cup group stage. He was injured in the previous match against Indonesia and did not recover in time.

Coach Troussier will be less worried as his student is not seriously injured. In mid-March, the Vietnamese team will gather again to prepare for two matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Indonesia.

Coach Troussier needs the strongest squad because the results of the next two matches can decide the place of the Vietnamese team to go to the next round. The team is currently ranked second in Group F with 3 points, 3 points behind the leader Iraq and 2 points ahead of Indonesia and the Philippines.