VietNamNet Bridge – Midfielder Tran Dinh Trong will miss the Asian Cup 2019, which will be held from January 5-February 1 in the United Arab Emirates.

Tran Dinh Trong (right) competes during the AFF Cup final. — Photo baomoi.com

Trong suffered a foot injury in the first leg of Vietnam’s 3-2 aggregate win over Malaysia in the ASEAN Football Federation Cup and played through the pain in the second game.                   

Doctors said his injury was not complicated but needed surgery which would take him several months to recover from.

Trong was one of few Vietnamese players who played the full 90 minutes in all eight of Vietnam’s games at the tournament. 

Players will have several days rest before returning for training in Hanoi on Thursday.

They will have a friendly match against North Korea on December 25 in Hanoi, then leave for the UAE three days later.

Vietnam are in group D. They will first play Iraq on January 8, Iran on January 12 and Yemen on January 16.

Source: VNS