Indonesian fans 'on edge' before match against Vietnam; Portugal in group with France, Germany at Euro 2020

Indonesian fans "on edge" before 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.

Indonesian fans confidently predict that their team will defeat U22 Vietnam to win the ticket. Photo: Facebook

Fan Bozbenk Bazbeng wrote provocatively on the Facebook page of Indonesian football fans: "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 first ticket to Group B at the 2019 SEA Games, Indosport website identified 3 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.

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 at the SEA Games in the Philippines. Indosport believes that the Binh Duong striker deserves special attention from the U22 Indonesian players as he is 1.83 m tall and won the 2018 AFF Cup.

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 Club 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 grouped with 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.

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 results 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.

Ronaldo celebrates winning the Euro 2016 championship despite being injured and leaving the field early in the final, after a collision with Payet. Photo: Reuters

Falling into the second group like France, but the Netherlands avoided the group of death. Since Euro 2004, the "Orange Storm" has participated in 6 major tournaments, 5 times they have been in the difficult group. At Euro 2004, the Netherlands was in the same group as Germany, Czech Republic. At the 2006 World Cup, they were in the same group as Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia. At Euro 2008, the Netherlands had an early match with France, Italy. At Euro 2012, they were in the same group as Portugal, Germany. This time, the draw put Ronald Koeman's team in group C, with the weakest seed Ukraine, along with Austria and the winner of the play-off round between Georgia, Kosovo, Belarus and Macedonia.