Coach Kim Sang Sik surprises Tiến Linh in the Vietnam national team

Among the 26 Vietnamese players selected for the match against Laos, Coach Kim Sang Sik delivered several surprises by giving chances to two newcomers: Khổng Minh Gia Bảo and Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường. Notably, Việt Cường was given the opportunity to partner with his senior teammate Tiến Linh at their former club Becamex Bình Dương (now Becamex TP.HCM).

Born in 2000 in Bình Dương,Nguyễn Trần Việt Cườngwas once regarded as a "prodigy" of football in the region, promoted to the first team at just 16 years old, with experts considering him no less talented than Tiến Linh.