Vietnam team leaves for Singapore, confident of defeating the host team

(Dan Tri) - This morning (December 23), the entire Vietnamese team left for Singapore to prepare for the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final against the host team. The entire team appeared excited and confident before the important match.

This morning (December 23), the Vietnamese team took a flight to Singapore to play the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final against the host team. It is expected that by noon today, the whole team will be in Singapore. The players will rest before going to the training ground in the afternoon.

Tuyển Việt Nam lên đường sang Singapore, tự tin hạ gục đội chủ nhà - 1 — Xuan Manh smiled confidently before leaving for Singapore (Photo: VFF).

Overall, after the 5-0 victory over Myanmar, the team's spirit is very good. The confidence on the players' faces at this time is clearly visible, creating a positive atmosphere. That is necessary for the Vietnamese team before the important match. Van Toan suffered a ligament injury but still went to Singapore with the team. All attention is focused on naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son, who played excellently in the recent match against Myanmar, contributing 2 goals and 2 assists. According to the schedule, the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final will take place on the Jalan Besar artificial turf field at 8:00 p.m. on December 26. In the group stage, Singapore chose the national stadium as their home ground.

Tuyển Việt Nam lên đường sang Singapore, tự tin hạ gục đội chủ nhà - 2 — Xuan Son received special attention before the match with Singapore (Photo: VFF).

However, the stadium will host pre-scheduled music events (Korean band 2NE1 on December 21 and 22, and famous Singaporean musician and singer JJ Lin on December 28 and 29). Therefore, the Singapore team was forced to move to the Jalan Besar Stadium, which has a capacity of only 6,000 seats. The last time Singapore defeated the Vietnamese team was in the 1998 Tiger Cup final. Since then, the team in the Lion Island has gone through 14 consecutive matches without being able to win against the "Golden Dragons".