Filip Nguyen wrote: “Yesterday (5.9) I received the news that I could represent the Czech team. After a family reunion, I decided to take this opportunity …
Very specifically, I cannot wait for the VFF / Government of Vietnam to grant the citizenship that I have been trying to apply for for the last 3 years.
Furthermore, Filip Nguyen added that he will start his international career with the Czech Republic, so the opportunity to play for the Vietnamese team will no longer exist.
Filip Nguyen also hopes that the Vietnamese fans understand and support his decision, as well as that they have cheered me on all the time.
Filip Nguyen himself once said that he wanted to wear a Vietnam jersey and that he gave it top priority. However, due to unfinished citizenship and opportunities for the Czech Republic to return, while also 27 years old, he had to make the final decision.
Filip Nguyen publishes Czech national team information on his personal account
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Currently, the Czech Republic has many players and staff members sticking to Covid-19, so many people have to remain isolated as they are about to play Scotland on the morning of August 8, so coach Jaroslav Silhavy had to call in more players for his team to play.
Among the additional players from the Czech Republic is goalkeeper Filip Nguyen, a Vietnam-born player who currently plays for Slovan Liberec Club since 2018 and has 51 appearances.
Composition of the Czech Republic just announced
Czech soccer team / twitter
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In the Czech Republic, the new roster, in addition to Filip Nguyen, also features two strange goalkeepers Ales Mandous and Jakub Markovic. So most likely Filip Nguyen will play the main match against Scotland in the UEFA Nations League, which will make this player not have a chance to return to Vietnam in the future if he is granted citizenship.
