Having coached Vietnam to their second straight Southeast Asian men's football title, Korean tactician Kim Sang-sik said Friday his ultimate goal is to take his team to the FIFA World Cup for the first time. Kim spoke with Korean media on Zoom on Friday, two days after Vietnam held off Thailand to win the ASEAN Hyundai Cup title. In the two-legged final, Vietnam prevailed 4-2 in the aggregate score -- with a 2-0 win in Bangkok on Saturday followed by a 2-2 draw in Hanoi on Wednesday. "I am happy to have won the second straight ASEAN Hyundai Cup, and I would like to thank my players for trusting me for the past two months," Kim said. "We were able to achieve this great result because so many Vietnamese fans filled the stadium, and we received so much support wherever we played." Kim, who also coaches Vietnam's under-23 national team, led the country to the ASEAN U-23 Championship title and the Southeast Asian Games gold medal in 2025. Vietnam's senior team has now gone undefeated in a country-record 26 matches, with 22 victories and four draws. "I have been asked if I have any secret recip