Argentina's coach excludes 5 Vietnamese players before the Asian Cup

Vietnam's national team has finalized the official list of 14 players for the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship.

On January 23rd, head coach Diego Giustozzi officially announced the 14-player roster of Vietnam's futsal team for the tournament. The 2026 Asian Futsal Championship finals. Accordingly, the five players omitted from the final list include goalkeeper Luu Thanh Bao, and wingers Nguyen Tien Hung, Nguyen Hoang Quan, An Lam Toi, and Ngo Ngoc Son.

Looking at the list, it is easy to notice that the 14 selected players are the most outstanding and experienced futsal athletes in Vietnam at the moment. This is also a crucial factor for the team to compete at the high-level environment of the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship, which gathers the continent’s top teams.

Previously, the Vietnamese futsal team gathered and trained from January 2, 2026, at the Chanh Hung ward futsal arena (Ho Chi Minh City). As part of the plan arranged by the Vietnam Football Federation, coach Diego Giustozzi’s squad played two internal friendly matches against the Afghanistan futsal team on January 19 and 21, 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City. These matches served as important tests to help the coaching staff evaluate the squad, refine tactics, and test strategies before the official competition.

Regarding the recent training phase and the two matches against Afghanistan, coach Diego Giustozzi stated that when facing Southeast Asian teams like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, or Myanmar, the physical and technical levels are somewhat comparable.

According to the plan, the Vietnamese futsal team will depart for Indonesia tomorrow morning (January 24) to participate in the 2026 Asian Futsal Championship finals. In this tournament, Vietnam is placed in Group B alongside strong opponents including the reigning Asian runner-up Thailand, Kuwait, and Lebanon.

At the Asian futsal stage, Vietnam made a big impact by reaching the semifinals in 2016, thereby qualifying for the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time in history. With their current standing and fresh talent from outstanding young players in recent years, coach Diego Giustozzi’s team continues to be highly expected to make a new mark in the continental futsal arena.