Indonesian fans 'tense' before match against Vietnam; Portugal in group with France, Germany at Euro 2020
(Baonghean.vn) - Before the match between U22 Indonesia and U22 Vietnam at Rizal Memorial Stadium on the evening of December 1, many Indonesian fans encouraged their team: "Vietnam is scared and nervous in front of us"; The draw results on the evening of November 30 put three giants of European football, Portugal, France and Germany, in the same group F.
Indonesian fans "nervous" before the match against Vietnam
After an impressive start in Group B with two 2-0 victories over Thailand and Singapore, the U22 Indonesia team has a good chance of reaching the semi-finals. Indonesian fans are also very confident about their team's ability to defeat the U22 Vietnam team.
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| Indonesian fans are very confident in predicting that their team will defeat U22 Vietnam to win tickets. Photo: Facebook |
Fan Bozbenk Bazbeng wrote provocatively on the Indonesian football fan Facebook page: "Actually, Vietnam also knows that if they fight against us, they will only be defeated. Prepare a basket to hold the ball, Vietnam."
Many Indonesian fans also predict that their team will win by 2 goals or more against Vietnam.
Indonesian newspaper warns home team to be wary of 3 U22 Vietnam players
Before the competition for the top spot in Group B at the 2019 SEA Games, Indosport identified three stars of the Vietnam U22 team that need to be closely monitored by Indonesia at Rizal Memorial Stadium, Philippines.
The first player mentioned by the Indonesian media is Ha Duc Chinh, the striker leading the scoring list at this year's SEA Games with 4 goals against Brunei.
According to Indosport, the striker of Da Nang Club can play in a variety of positions, including the winger position. This is a name that the "Garuda" defense needs to be especially wary of in front of goalkeeper Nadeo Argawinata's goal.
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| Indosport newspaper named the 3 most dangerous players in the U22 Vietnam team. |
After Duc Chinh, Nguyen Tien Linh is the next player to be named in the list of top scorers of the SEA Games in the Philippines. Indosport believes that the Binh Duong striker deserves special care from the U22 Indonesian players as he is 1.83 m tall and won the AFF Cup 2018.
The last name mentioned in this list is attacking midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, who was assigned the responsibility of wearing the captain's armband of the U22 Vietnam team. At the 2019 SEA Games, the midfielder of Hanoi FC scored 1 goal against U22 Laos.
According to Indosport, with his speed and personal technique, Quang Hai is especially dangerous whenever there is space in front of the penalty area.
After 2 matches at this year's SEA Games, U22 Vietnam and Indonesia are holding the top 2 positions in Group B. The team that wins the direct confrontation will have a great chance to continue to the semi-finals.
Group of death at Euro 2020
Portugal’s title defence soon faced a challenge when they were in the same group as the two most recent world champions, France and Germany. This was also an opportunity for both France and Germany to get revenge for the debt they owed at Euro 2016. At that time, Germany lost to France in the semi-finals, while the host team France lost to Portugal in the final match.
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| The group of death is back at Euro 2020. Photo: UEFA |
Because the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) uses the results of the Euro 2020 qualifying round as the basis for seeding, many teams with rich traditions and good records in recent major tournaments were relegated to pots two and three, such as France, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Croatia. Of these, France and Portugal had to eliminate each other early in the group stage.
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| Ronaldo celebrated winning the Euro 2016 championship despite being injured and leaving the field early in the final, after a collision with Payet. Photo: Reuters |
Although they fell into the second group like France, the Netherlands avoided the group of death. Since Euro 2004, the "Orange Storm" has participated in 6 major tournaments, and 5 times they were in a difficult group. At Euro 2004, the Netherlands was in the same group as Germany and the Czech Republic. At the 2006 World Cup, they were in the same group as Argentina, Ivory Coast, and Serbia. At Euro 2008, the Netherlands had an early match with France and Italy. At Euro 2012, they were in the same group as Portugal and Germany. This time, the draw put Ronald Koeman's team in Group C, with the weakest seed Ukraine, Austria, and the winner of the play-off round between Georgia, Kosovo, Belarus, and Macedonia.
