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Asian Cup 2027 Is Not Postponed: Kim Sang Sik and the Gamble on Nguyen Xuan SonFrom the top tier of Thien Truong Stadium in early November, the wind in Ninh...
Olaha Manh Duc and the Target-Man Problem: Why the Solution for Vietnam's Attack Is a Systemic GambleVietnam's attack is losing people. That is a fact beyond debate, and it is al...
AFC finalises the 2027 Asian Cup schedule: Vietnam face the UAE first, and that is the whole storyOn 11 January 2027, at 20:30, Vietnam play the UAE. Four days later, at 17:30...
Vietnam's attacking shortage is a symptom, not the diagnosisMinute 84, still 0-0. The ball sits at the feet of a Vietnamese midfielder,...
Xuan Son out for eight weeks, Dinh Bac banned for two matches: Vietnam's front line cracks along two linesOn September 26, on a pitch in the Philippines, Xuan Son went down without a...
Dinh Bac injured at 90+5: Cong an Ha Noi beat Lion City Sailors but the worry remainsMinute 90+5. From the stands at Jalan Besar, I stopped looking at the...
Vietnam vs Malaysia in the Jakarta Third-Place Match: Tan Cheng Hoe Says 'Very Different' — What Does the Data Say?Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, afternoon of 4 October. Malaysia's final training...
The 1.80m Gap: Viet Anh's Good News, Hoang Hen's Absence, and Vietnam's Aerial Problem Against MalaysiaIt was raining steadily outside my window in Incheon. I sat in front of the...
Vietnam 4-2 Pakistan: The Goals From the Bench and the Fifteen-Minute SilenceI sat in the fourth row, behind the technical area, where the damp smell of...
Dinh Bac Emotional After Scoring for Vietnam National Team: The 4-2 Win and the Cracks Nobody NamedDinh Bac scored. Then Dinh Bac assisted. The captain's armband wrapped around...
Vietnam before Pakistan: A Gamble at the Last Line and How Kim Sang Sik Holds the Dressing-Room RhythmAt the press conference, Kim Sang Sik spent most of his time talking about th...
Coach Kim Sang Sik: 'We will do our utmost to beat Pakistan'The Vietnam national team's press conference in Jakarta this afternoon had no...
Vietnam vs Pakistan: Kim Sang Sik and the Goalkeeper Question After the Thailand DefeatOn the eve of Vietnam's match against Pakistan, a contact working in the...
Jakarta, Patrik's Arm, and Vietnam's Wager on the Third-Place PlayoffThe bus ride from Bandung to Jakarta takes three hours. I sat in the fourth r...
Vietnam vs Thailand: The Tactical Battle in MidfieldVietnam vs Thailand: The Tactical Battle in Midfield The match between Vietna...
Three New Faces and the Game-Control Problem After the Opening Goal: When Vietnam Win Without Full CommandIn the 25th minute, Đinh Bắc put the ball in the net and the stands erupted. ...
Without Xuan Son: The Crack Beneath the Grass That Thailand Hasn't SeenShanghai, September 2033. On the Kiran Buriram page, a post went up at 22:47...
Vietnam Back to 98th After Philippines Win: 13.28 Points Behind Thailand and the September 29 DeciderAt three in the morning in Chengdu, I sat in front of my screen and refreshed...
Southeast Asian Championship 2026: Champion Prize Cut by 35% and the Signals Everyone IgnoresA number that should never appear in any sports bulletin: 650,000 USD....
Xuan Son Tears His Calf: Vietnam's Lone Attacking Anchor Collapses Mid-CurrentIn the opening match against the Philippines, Vietnam won 1-0. Three points, ...
Xuan Son Tears His Calf: Vietnam Loses Its Anchor Right Before the Thailand TestIn the 60th minute, Nguyen Xuan Son limped off. He did not go down, did not...
Bandung, the Locked-Down Training Session and Vietnam's Unanswered Midfield EquationBandung, the afternoon of September 24. At the Institut Teknologi Bandung...
Vietnam U23 vs South Korea U23 in the 2026 Asian Games Quarter-Finals: A Captain's Bruise and Dinh Bac's Empty SeatAt minute 27 of South Korea U23's match against Saudi Arabia U23, Lee Gi Hyuk...
Quang Hai Withdraws From FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026: Vietnam and the Tempo-Keeper's DilemmaThe Morning of the Medical Tape I was not in Cong An Ha Noi's medical room th...
Vietnam Add Ngo Dang Khoa to FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 Squad: A Bench Role With Three Layers of MeaningThe gap between Vietnam's two squad announcements was 24 hours. On September...
Olaha Manh Duc: From the 'Cao Cao' Nickname to the Unknowns of Vietnam's Fourth Naturalized StrikerIn 2026, on the stands at Vinh Stadium, I still remember a certain afternoon....
Hoang Duc, Chanathip and the One-Month Gamble That Decides Vietnam's Group BThe night I wrote about the second leg of the final in Hanoi, the whole count...
No Cap on Naturalized Players: VFF Opens the Door, Kim Sang Sik Still Holds the KeyOn September 10, 2026, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) issued a brief...
Vietnam sets no limit on naturalized players in national football teamOn September 10, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) confirmed that Adou...
Vietnam U23 at Asiad 2026: From Sixteen Familiar Names to the National Team DoorSixteen out of twenty-three: a number that stands behind those afternoons I s...
Vietnam National Team: Two Training Sessions, One Goal, and Tactical QuestionsWith only days to go, the Vietnam national team is set to defend its title in...
Dinh Bac and the 'Prodigy' Trap: Lessons from the 5.2% NumberThat afternoon, I stood at a corner of Noi Bai Airport when Dinh Bac returned...
Chanathip's Return: The Crack That Doesn't Show on X-RayWhen Chanathip Songkrasin stepped onto the training pitch on Tuesday, there w...
