In typical squad of the AFF Cup 2022 (All-Star XI) announced by the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) on January 27, the Thai team (the defending champion) and the Vietnamese team (the runner-up of the tournament) ) contributed to nine out of 11 players.
Specifically, four names of the Vietnamese team appear in the typical squad of the AFF Cup 2022, including goalkeeper Van Lam, defender Van Hau, midfielder Hoang Duc and striker Tien Linh.
Notably, in the All-Star XI squad of the AFF Cup 2022, Van Hau is placed on the right wing, the person chosen by AFF to play as a left-back is Sasalak Haiprakhon, a member of the Thai team who used to play football in Korea and Currently playing for Buriram United club.
In addition to Van Hau (right wing), Sasalak (left wing), two central defenders in the squad All-Star XI of the prize went to Kritsada Kaman (Thailand) and Jordi Ahmat.
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It is not surprising that the central midfield duo of the Thai team Sarach Yoonyen and Theerathon Bunmathan were chosen alongside Nguyen Hoang Duc of the Vietnamese team.
The attacking trio of the typical lineup AFF Cup 2022 are also extremely quality names including Teerasil Dangda (Thailand), Tien Linh (Vietnam) and Faisal Halim (Malaysia).
The other two names in the typical squad of the AFF Cup 2022 are representatives of the teams that also reached the semi-finals of the tournament, which are Jordi Ahmat (Indonesia) and Faisal Halim (Malaysia).
Dang Van Lam went down in history when setting a record of 588 minutes to keep a clean sheet in the AFF Cup 2022. If including the AFF Cup 2020, the goalkeeper of Topenland Binh Dinh club had 707 minutes in a row without conceding a goal.
Van Lam, Tien Linh and Hoang Duc are three players who entered the Top 5 of the Vietnam Golden Ball 2022 poll.
Theerathon Bunmathan (No. 3) is one of two central midfielders of Thailand selected alongside Nguyen Hoang Duc of the Vietnamese team, in the typical squad of the AFF Cup 2022. (Source: Bangkok Post)Minh Tien (VNA/Vietnam+)