The encounter between the Vietnam team and Singapore is the first semi-final of the AFF Cup 2024. After a fairly easy group stage journey, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team have carefully prepared and are in a comfortable mood ahead. entering this match.
In terms of confrontation history, the Vietnamese team is superior as it has not lost to Singapore in the last 26 years. Singapore held the Vietnamese team 8 times and suffered 6 defeats. Notably, since 2008, Singapore has met Vietnam 8 times and the “Lion Island” team has only scored 1 goal (a 1-1 draw in a friendly match in November 2010), meaning this happened more than 14 years ago.
The Vietnamese team (white shirt) has not lost to Singapore in the past 26 years
However, playing on the artificial field Jalan Besar is an advantage for the Singapore team. Singaporean players like Ryaan Sanizal and Raoul Suhaimi regularly play on this field and affirm that they will pose many challenges to the Vietnamese team. On the opposite side, this is the second time at the AFF Cup 2024 that the Vietnamese team has to be a guest on the artificial field. In the third match of the group stage, when drawing 1-1 with the Philippines (December 18), the Vietnamese team also encountered many difficulties because they played on the artificial surface of Rizal Memorial.
The AFF Cup 2024 semi-finals will still take place in the first and second leg format. Therefore, in addition to finding victory at Jalan Besar, coach Kim Sang-sik also has to carefully calculate the return match taking place 3 days later at Viet Tri Stadium. Experts say that the Vietnamese team will likely not go all out but rotate the squad and preserve its forces. In the group stage, coach Kim Sang-sik has done this many times, helping the pillars of the Vietnamese team always be in a healthy state.

Xuan Son receives many expectations that he will shine and help the Vietnamese team win in Singapore
Nguyen Xuan Son – striker with 2 goals and 2 assists in his debut match for the Vietnamese team continues to become the focus of the media. In the upcoming match, the striker playing for Nam Dinh Club is also completely healthy and ready to play. Vietnamese fans are waiting for the 27-year-old striker to shine and help the Vietnamese team win right on Singapore’s field.
During the pre-match press conference, coach Ogura Tsutomu personally shared when asked about Xuan Son: “Xuan Son is a quality player and has experience playing in Japan. I watched a few of his matches and had a good impression. However, football is a collective sport, not just relying on one individual. We are ready to face Xuan Son and the Vietnamese team.”
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