Vietnamese syndrome Kim Sang-sik and Park Hang-seo show achievements!Two steps to AFF U23 Championship semifinal settlement win

Jul 23, 2025

Vietnamese syndrome Kim Sang-sik and Park Hang-seo show achievements!Two steps to AFF U23 Championship semifinal settlement win
Photo =Vietnam Football Association



Director Kim Sang-sik's Vietnam sensation continues.

Vietnam's U-23 national team, led by head coach Kim Sang-sik, defeated Cambodia 2-1 in the final group match of the 2025 AFF U-23 Championship against Cambodia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 22nd (Korea time). Coach Kim Sang-sik and Vietnam, who reached the semifinals as the top of the group, will clash with the Philippines for the final.

If they beat the Philippines and reach the final, they will face the winner of the Indonesian and Thai games for the championship cup. Vietnam has won both the 2022 and 2023 competitions, making it the most winning country in the AFF U-23 Championship.




Coach Kim Sang-sik will want the championship trophy even more because coach Park Hang-seo has never won the AFF U-23 Championship. Coach Park Hang-seo left the tournament to coach Dean Tenam to focus on the final Asian qualifying round for the 2022 Qatar World Cup ahead of the 2022 tournament when he was the head coach of Vietnam. Coach Dean Tenam was an interim head coach, but he successfully led Vietnamese players to give Vietnam its first AFF U-23 Championship title.

Vietnam defeated Indonesia and won the trophy in 2023, the last tournament. At that time, coach Park Hang-seo laid down his work as a Vietnamese head coach.

Vietnamese syndrome Kim Sang-sik and Park Hang-seo show achievements!Two steps to AFF U23 Championship semifinal settlement win
Photo =Vietnam Football Association
Coach Kim Sang-sik strengthened his resolve ahead of the semifinals against the Philippines. First "We scored a run. We missed a lot of chances before the loss. The situation became difficult when the opponent scored an equalizer. But we still believe in the players. I am very pleased with this victory"I demanded a better fight in the attack.




In addition, they finished with two wins in the group league. This is thanks to the support of the players and fans. They will face the Philippines in the semifinals. The whole team will prepare well for the victory. We are confident ahead of the semi-finals. Since the Philippines is an away team, it can be relatively easier than the host country Indonesia. The Philippines are a strong team in balance. We analyzed this team. The whole team will try to keep an eye on the Philippines until the end.

Vietnamese syndrome Kim Sang-sik and Park Hang-seo show achievements!Two steps to AFF U23 Championship semifinal settlement win
Photo =Vietnam Football Association
Vietnamese striker Dean Park "We vowed to win, and we qualified for the semifinals. The whole team will work harder to win the championship. Thank you to all the Vietnamese fansLike coach Kim Sang-sik, he expressed his desire to win the title.

Manager Kim Sang-sik, whose good performance in this competition is important. He is Kim Sang-sik, who made Vietnam the strongest country in Southeast Asia by winning the ASEAN Southeast Asian Football Championship after taking office. However, he has to prove his leadership again as he announced an unstable start in the final qualifying round for the 2027 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.