After two rounds, Iraq was sure to top the group after winning the direct confrontation between Indonesia and Japan. Meanwhile, due to losing to Japan and Indonesia, the Vietnamese team no longer has a chance to compete for a ticket to the next round, even if they beat Iraq by any score. The final match of the group stage between Vietnam and Iraq is therefore only a formality.
Vietnamese team players actively train their physical strength and regenerate energy to prepare for the match with Iraq.
But with the spirit of not giving up and always trying their best for the national flag, Coach Troussier and his team still prepared for the match with seriousness and determination. They understand that, if they cannot overcome difficult times as well as courageously face the surrounding pressures and persevere with their choices, it will be difficult to expect better results to come in the future. hybrid.
In sharing with his students, Coach Troussier said that a person in his 70s has almost everything like him, but still keeps himself motivated to continue working, still spending every day. Do your best to contribute to Vietnamese football. Therefore, he hopes that players who are in the most powerful stage of their lives will continue to strive in all circumstances, first of all to develop themselves, then to turn their aspirations and goals into reality. ambition becomes reality. There is no easy path to glory.
The match against Iraq will take place on January 24. Thus, coach Troussier and his team will have 2 more days to prepare. In terms of strength, the team has the return of young striker Nguyen Dinh Bac. However, two players injured in the match against Indonesia, Pham Tuan Hai and Nguyen Van Tung, are still recovering with the support of doctors and physiotherapists.
The whole team’s goal is to achieve the best result against Iraq, thereby not only demonstrating the Golden Star Warriors’ spirit of not giving up, but also creating motivation for the journey ahead, when we meet Indonesia again. and Iraq in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, next March and June, respectively.