The achievement of defending the SEA Games gold medal by the teachers and students of Coach Park Hang-seo has made a strong impression on foreign media, especially China. On May 24, Sohu newspaper had a commentary with the title: "Vietnamese football has made history and Chinese fans have more anxiety".

The Chinese newspaper praised the feat of defending the gold medal without conceding a goal of U23 Vietnam, and was impressed with the enthusiastic cheering atmosphere of Vietnamese fans:

"In the final of the 31st SEA Games men's football, U23 Vietnam defeated Thailand 1-0 to win the championship. Tens of thousands of fans present at the stadium to witness this historic moment cheered and ate. Glad they've been waiting for this moment.

This championship is a proof that the level of Vietnamese football is growing, in contrast to the decline of Chinese football. The gap between Vietnamese and Chinese football is getting bigger and bigger and this makes Chinese fans even more worried!

It must be said that the final match held at My Dinh Stadium witnessed a historic moment. Thousands of fans defied the rain, in the end, amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, U23 Vietnam won the championship and it was a glorious moment of Vietnamese football. The championship is even more special because U23 Vietnam did not lose a single goal during the tournament, which is unprecedented in history.

This is the maturity of Vietnamese football, following the success of the national team when the Vietnamese team beat China 3-1 or drew even Japan. On this subject, many Chinese fans feel apprehensive1…”.

Quite similarly, China's Sun News newspaper praising teachers and coaches Park Hang-seo: "Rise! Both men's and women's football in Vietnam won the SEA Games".

"The Southeast Asian Games were held in Vietnam, so Vietnamese fans were expecting them to win in football. Both the women's team and U23 Vietnam have won the championship and this with Vietnamese football means a lot because for them, this is the impetus, making Vietnamese football firmly follow the development path that they have outlined.

On the other hand, Chinese football has continuously failed on the way to the World Cup, even failing to host the 2023 Asian Cup finals. Following this momentum, the gap between Vietnamese football and Chinese football will be increasingly widened. expand".

The Eastday.com page believes that the SEA Games championship is the perfect farewell of Coach Park to U23 Vietnam:

"In 2019, Coach Park Hang-seo created a historic milestone when leading Vietnam U23 to win the SEA Games championship for the first time. Recently, Mr. Park made history again when helping U23 Vietnam defend the title. won the SEA Games, scoring a total of 8 goals without conceding a single goal.

After the match, Mr. Park also announced that he would end his duty in the U23 team and would only focus on the national team. With the championship at the 31st SEA Games, the Korean leader had a perfect farewell to Vietnam U23".