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Troussier parts ways with Vietnam

Troussier parts ways with Vietnam

Hanoi: The Vietnam Football Federation has announced the departure of national team head coach Philippe Troussier after a 3-0 loss to Indonesia in the Preliminary Joint Qualification – Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ on Tuesday.
The 69-year-old Frenchman leaves the post with immediate effect and his departure comes less than a year after he took over as the full-time replacement for Park Hang-seo.
Troussier had a disappointing record since his appointment, failing to take the Golden Star Warriors beyond the group phase at the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ while picking up only one win in four games in the joint qualifiers.
 
Back-to-back losses against Indonesia in March mean Vietnam are in third place in Group F and they trail their regional rivals by four points with two games left. The top two teams advance to the next phase while also securing an AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 berth.
 
Troussier’s departure also leaves the Vietnamese looking for a new coach for the country’s under 23 squad less than a month before the start of the  AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™, where they have been drawn to face Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Malaysia.

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