Which channel to watch the two matches between Vietnam and Indonesia live?

The Vietnamese team will continue their journey in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup with two matches against the Indonesian team in March.

These two matches are very important in the competition for a ticket to the third qualifying round for coach Philippe Troussier and his team.

After two matches, the Vietnamese team is currently ranked 2nd in Group F with 3 points (winning 2-0 against the Philippines and losing 0-1 to Iraq).

Meanwhile, the Indonesian team has only 1 point, standing at the bottom of Group F.

This also means that if they win both matches against Indonesia, the Vietnamese team will almost certainly have a ticket to the next round.

However, this will not be an easy challenge for the "Golden Star Warriors" when Indonesia has added many naturalized players from Europe.

In the recent encounter between the two teams at the Asian Cup, the Indonesian team won 1-0 against the Vietnamese team.

According to the schedule, the Vietnamese team will be a guest at Bung Karno Stadium of the Indonesian team in the third match on March 21.

Five days later, Vietnam and Indonesia will meet again in the fourth round of Group F at My Dinh National Stadium.

FPT Play is the unit that owns the media copyright for the first and second leg matches between Vietnam and Indonesia.

In addition, fans can also watch 2 matches of the Vietnam team on channel VTV5.

To prepare for the two upcoming matches, on the afternoon of March 11, head coach Philippe Troussier announced the list of players for the Vietnamese team to prepare for two matches against Indonesia in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, on March 21 (Gelora Bung Karno Stadium) and March 26 (My Dinh Stadium).

The Vietnamese national team's squad for the FIFA Days in March 2024 includes 33 players, all of whom have worked with the French coach at the national team as well as the national U23 team.

The notable return in this training session is the case of striker Nguyen Cong Phuong - a "veteran" who was absent from the two most recent campaigns of the Vietnamese team in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup and the final round of the 2023 Asian Cup.

The former Hoang Anh Gia Lai star is currently playing for Yokohama Club in the Japanese National Championship J-League 2 in the 2024 season, but does not have many opportunities to play in the official lineup of the Japanese team.

Coach Troussier last called up Cong Phuong for the FIFA Days international friendly in September 2023. At that time, Cong Phuong was the one who scored the opening goal to help the Vietnamese team win 2-1 against Palestine.

The Vietnam team also welcomed the return of two important pillars, midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc and striker Nguyen Tien Linh, after injuries.

Tien Linh is in impressive form to contribute greatly to Becamex Binh Duong's two most recent victories.

The 26-year-old striker scored 3 goals (2 goals against Song Lam Nghe An in round 13 of the V-League and 1 goal against Long An in the round of 16 of the National Cup) in just 4 days before joining the Vietnamese team to prepare for the match against Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the return of Hoang Duc will help the French strategist have more personnel options in the midfield.

However, the Vietnamese team will also suffer a significant loss in the next two matches due to the absence of many key players due to not recovering from injuries.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam cannot participate due to an ankle injury, central defender Que Ngoc Hai (groin adductor injury), defender Doan Van Hau (just had surgery on the Achilles tendon), midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh (knee ligament injury), or most recently striker Pham Tuan Hai suffered an ankle injury in the match against Quang Nam Club in round 13 of V-League 2023/24 on March 8 and will have to rest for at least three weeks.