Laos national team coach went to Vietnam to 'spy' on Mr. Kim Sang-sik

The match between Binh Duong and Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) at Go Dau Stadium welcomed a special guest, the head coach of the Laos national team - Mr. Ha Hyeok Jun. The Korean coach came to Vietnam to watch some matches at V.League to get more information.

At the end of March, the Vietnamese team will face the Lao team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, also at Binh Duong Stadium. In Binh Duong's squad, Tien Linh and Vi Hao are part of the Vietnamese team participating in the 2024 AFF Cup. Que Ngoc Hai, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa, Vo Minh Trong and Viet Cuong are all likely to be called up to the national team in 2025.

In addition to monitoring and evaluating the strength of the Vietnamese team, coach Ha Hyeok Jun can completely check the Binh Duong field - also the venue for the match between Vietnam and Laos.

Coach Ha Hyeok Jun has just taken up the job of the Laos national team. Under the guidance of the strategist born in 1970, the Laos team has shown remarkable progress in their performance. They held Indonesia to a 3-3 draw away from home. However, Laos still lost to Vietnam 0-4.

Vietnam will face Malaysia, Nepal and Laos in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (which will take place according to the FIFA international competition schedule from March 2025 to March 2026). Being in the top seed group and not having to face teams in the top 100 in the world , Vietnam will also avoid some strong teams in the remaining groups. All three opponents in the group are outside the top 130 in the world.

The 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers have 24 teams participating. These are the teams that did not pass the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. The teams compete in a round-robin format (home and away) to calculate ranking points. Only the top teams qualify for the Asian Cup finals in Saudi Arabia.

Mai Phuong

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/hlv-tuyen-lao-sang-viet-nam-do-tham-ong-kim-sang-sik-ar927603.html