Posted viewmodel is null ASP core

public class AssetViewModel
   {
       public int ID { get; set; }

       public string AssetName { get; set; }

       public IEnumerable<Department> Departments = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Department)).OfType<Department>();

       public IList<Country> Countries { get; set; }
       public string CountryName { get; set; }
       public string EMailAdress { get; set; }

       public DateTime PurchaseDate { get; set; }

       public bool broken = false;
   }

public class AssetController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Create()
{
var task = countryRepository.GetAllCountries(new Uri(countriesApiUrl + "regionalbloc/EU"));
var model = new AssetViewModel
{
Countries = task.Result
};
return View(model);

}

// POST: AssetController/Create
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(AssetViewModel assetViewModel)
{
//all assetViewModel attributes are null


}

}

@model Domain.Models.ViewModels.AssetViewModel

@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "Create";
    
}

        <h1>Create</h1>

        <h4>AssetViewModel</h4>
        <hr />
        <div class="row">
            <div class="col-md-4">
                <form asp-action="Create" method="post" >
                    <div asp-validation-summary="ModelOnly" class="text-danger"></div>

                    <div class="form-group">
                        <label asp-for="AssetName" class="control-label"></label>
                        <input asp-for="AssetName" class="form-control" />
                        <span asp-validation-for="AssetName" class="text-danger"></span>
                    </div>
                    <div class="form-group">
                        <label asp-for="Department" class="control-label"></label>
                        <select asp-for="Department">
                            @foreach (var item in Model.Departments)
                            {
                                <option value="@item">@item</option>
                            }
                        </select>
                        <span asp-validation-for="Department" class="text-danger"></span>
                        
                    </div>
                    <div class="form-group">
                        <label asp-for="CountryName" class="control-label"></label>
                        <select asp-for="CountryName" class="form-control">
                            @foreach (var item in Model.Countries)
                            {
                                <option value="@item.Name">@item.Name</option>
                            }
                        </select>
                        <span asp-validation-for="CountryName" class="text-danger"></span>
                    </div>
                    <div class="form-group">
                        <label asp-for="EMailAdress" class="control-label"></label>
                        <input asp-for="EMailAdress" class="form-control" />
                        <span asp-validation-for="EMailAdress" class="text-danger"></span>
                    </div>
                    <div class="form-group">
                        <label asp-for="PurchaseDate" class="control-label"></label>
                        <input asp-for="PurchaseDate" class="form-control" />
                        <span asp-validation-for="PurchaseDate" class="text-danger"></span>
                    </div>
                    <div class="form-group">
                        <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-primary" />
                    </div>
                </form>
            </div>
        </div>

        <div>
            <a asp-action="Index">Back to List</a>
        </div>

        @section Scripts {
            @{await Html.RenderPartialAsync("_ValidationScriptsPartial");}
        }