'Golden opportunity' for Vietnam team at My Dinh Stadium

Specifically: The first leg of the 2006 AFF Cup semi-final, the home team lost 0-2; the second leg of the 2008 AFF Cup final, the two teams tied 1-1; the 2018 World Cup qualifiers (October 13, 2015), a resounding 3-0 victory belonged to the team from the "Land of the Golden Pagoda". My Dinh Stadium has become a "curse" for the Vietnamese team in matches against the Thai team.

The match between the two teams takes place at 8pm tonight (November 19), which is a great opportunity for the "golden star warriors" to find their first victory against the Thais, and at the same time will break the "curse" that has haunted the home team for more than a decade. Simply put, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team have more advantages than Coach Nishino Akira's team.

Image of Vietnam team meeting Thailand team in 2015. Photo: thanhnien.vn

Second, the performance of the Vietnamese team is better than the Thai team. After 4 matches in Group G, the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, while coach Park Hang-seo and his team are still undefeated (won 3, drew 1), the "war elephants" were just defeated by the host team Malaysia with a score of 1-2. Obviously, the Thai team has not yet proven its position as the most successful team in Southeast Asia.

Thirdly, under coach Park Hang-seo, My Dinh Stadium has become an “unbreakable fortress”. Since Mr. Park took over as captain, the Vietnam National Team has not suffered a single defeat after 6 matches played at My Dinh Stadium (5 wins, 1 draw). An extremely impressive achievement by Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates.

My Dinh Stadium is the mainstay of coach Park Hang-seo and his team. Photo courtesy

Coach Park Hang-seo and his team have erased the "curse" of losing and drawing in knockout matches at My Dinh Stadium, there is no reason why they cannot do the same against the Thai team. Let's wait and see!