Chinese newspaper takes unexpected action against Vietnam team; 30% of spectators allowed into My Dinh stadium

Chinese newspaper takes unexpected action against Vietnam team

Recently, Sina (China) published an article evaluating the ability of the Vietnamese team in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup with the title: "The dark horse hopes to make history by defeating Japan, thereby helping the Chinese team".

According to this newspaper, the army ofCoach Park Hang-seoAlthough they lost all four previous matches, they still deserve to be considered the "dark horse" of the Asian region.

"This is the time when Vietnamese fans are eagerly waiting for the national team to make history at My Dinh Stadium. AlthoughVietnam team"Vietnam has almost no chance of participating in the World Cup, but they still have the motivation to fight Japan. Even when the Vietnamese team is at a disadvantage, they still play with high spirit. They will not be like the Chinese team, because we could not even touch the ball in the first half when playing against Japan," Sina wrote.

Chinese newspaper hopes Vietnam team wins Japan.

Not only highly appreciating the ability of coach Park Hang-seo and his team, the author of the article also expressed hope that Tien Linh and his teammates will defeat Japan. "Vietnam and Japan have met twice in official tournaments. At the 2007 Asian Cup, Vietnam lost to Japan 1-4. At the 2019 Asian Cup, Vietnam lost 0-1. This partly shows that the strength of the Golden Star Warriors has improved a lot. Surely Vietnam will not be afraid of Japan when playing at home," the article continued.

If Vietnam shocks Japan, they will create a new page in history. That historic moment is what Vietnamese fans are looking forward to. In addition, if Vietnam wins against Japan, it will help China a lot because China will most likely climb to third place if they beat Oman.

According to the schedule, Coach Park Hang-seo's team will have two matches with Japan and Saudi Arabia on November 11 and November 16 at My Dinh Stadium.

30% of the audience at My Dinh Stadium cheered for Park Hang-seo and his team

After several days of deliberation, the Hanoi People's Committee has finally approved the proposal of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize the next two matches against Japan (November 11) and Saudi Arabia (November 16) at My Dinh Stadium.

After consideration, the Hanoi People's Committee has agreed to organize these two matches according to the plan: Agree to allow spectators into the stadium (no more than 30% of the stadium seats for each match); For the national teams (Vietnam and the away team), they will still perform "in a closed bubble mechanism" according to the plan to organize the match against Australia on September 7.

About 30% of the audience will enter My Dinh Stadium to cheer for the Vietnamese team to meet Japan and Saudi Arabia in early November.Photo: Hai Hoang

For spectators attending matches, the following conditions must be met: Have received 2 doses of vaccine (2nd dose 14 days or more ago), or have recovered from COVID-19 within 6 months; Have a negative COVID-19 test certificate within 72 hours before the match; Fully follow the 5K recommendations.

The match organizers are responsible for developing and implementing a plan to ensure COVID-19 prevention and control and submitting it to the competent authority for approval at least 15 days before the match takes place. In addition to effective epidemic prevention solutions, organizers need to anticipate many situations, especially plans to coordinate with health agencies to handle when new cases are detected, etc.

Vietnam national football team drops FIFA ranking for the first time in 2 years

On the afternoon of October 21, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) officially announced the October 2021 rankings of men's national teams.

As expected, after two consecutive losses to China and Oman in October, the Vietnam national team fell from 95th to 98th place in the world. Coach Park Hang-seo and his team were deducted 21.19 points and currently have 1,222.9 points.

This is the lowest position of Vietnamese football in the past 2 years. Under coach Park Hang-seo, we have made great progress, reaching 93rd in the world and have never ranked lower than 97th since October 2019.

With a world ranking of 98, the Vietnam National Team is no longer in the top 15 in Asia, ranking 17th.

Vietnam National Team's position on FIFA rankings in October 2021.

Although downgraded in the world and Asia, the Vietnam National Team still maintains the number 1 position in Southeast Asia, above Thailand (ranked 117th in the world), the Philippines (127), Myanmar (145), Malaysia (155), Singapore (160) and Indonesia (165).

In November, the Vietnam national team will play two matches in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup at home in My Dinh Stadium, against Japan (November 11) and Saudi Arabia (November 16). If they get an unfavorable result, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team face the risk of falling out of the top 100 on the world scale.

Coach Koeman: 'Ansu Fati cannot replace Messi'

The Catalan team announced a new 6-year contract with Ansu Fati with a 1 billion euro contract termination fee, after a minimal victory over Dynamo Kiev, the first win of Koeman and his team after 3 Champions League group stage matches.

Coach Koeman declared, don't expect Ansu Fati to be able to do like Messi.

Ansu Fati is the new number 10 at Barca with high expectations. However, coach Koeman immediately said that don't expect this player to be like Messi.

“He will only be 19 at the end of this month. Ansu Fati cannot be expected to solve Barca’s problems, like Messi did. That is impossible. We cannot expect miracles, especially when Ansu Fati has been out for a long time due to injury and is still only 18 years old,” he said.