Coach Kim Sang Sik directly addresses Xuân Son's likelihood of playing against Bangladesh.

Coach Kim Sang Sik mentions the injury of forward Nguyễn Xuân Son and discusses his potential participation in the match against Bangladesh.

On March 25th morning, Coach Kim Sang Sik attended the official press conference ahead of the friendly match with the Bangladesh team, scheduled at 7:00 PM on March 26th at Hàng Đẫy Stadium. Notably during the press conference, the Korean strategist addressed the injury status of forward Nguyễn Xuân Son as well as his potential to play against Bangladesh.

"Xuân Son has a minor thigh injury," Coach Kim Sang Sik revealed. "Today, the coaching staff will assess and determine the best approach so that Xuân Son can perform well tomorrow,"the head coach of the Vietnam national team added.

Xuân Son sustained an injury during the first training session with the Vietnam national team. He underwent separate training with the team doctors for three sessions before returning to normal training with his teammates on the afternoon of March 24th. Based on Coach Kim Sang Sik's comments, it is highly likely that Xuân Son can play against the South Asian representative.

On the opposing side, Bangladesh national team head coach Javi Penato also highly praised the inclusion of the naturalized players Xuân Son and Hoàng Hên: "The Vietnam national team previously had Xuân Son, and now they also have Hoàng Hên, making them even stronger."

According to the plan, the Vietnam national team and the Bangladesh national team will have an official training session on the afternoon of March 25th at Hàng Đẫy Stadium.