Song Lam Nghe An captain nominated for best team in Asian Cup history
(Baonghean.vn) - Center back Que Ngoc Hai of Song Lam Nghe An Club appeared in the nomination list for the best team in Asian Cup history along with players like Son Heung-min or Park Ji-sung.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on its homepage that the vote for the best squad in Asian Cup history will start on July 12. Center back Que Ngoc Hai is the only Vietnamese player on the AFC list. And in Southeast Asia, there is another player on this list: former center back Soh Chin Aun of Malaysia.
Although he only participated in the Asian Cup once in 2019, the captain of the National Team as well as Song Lam Nghe An Club played extremely impressively and with his teammates reached the Quarterfinals, only to stop before the Japanese team. At the 2019 Asian Cup,Que Ngoc Haiplayed 5 matches, 580 minutes, scored one goal against Yemen in the group stage.
There are 10 defenders in the voting and the 4 best players will be named in the best squad in Asian Cup history. And the 4 best players will be named in the best squad in Asian Cup history. The center back of Song Lam Nghe An will compete with the best players in Asian football history such as Yuto Nagatomo or Hong Myung-bo.
These are names like Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar); Pham Chi Nghi, Trinh Chi (China), Hong Myung-bo (South Korea), Mehdi Mahdavikia (Iran), Que Ngoc Hai (Vietnam), Saleh Al Nuaimah (Saudi Arabia), Soh Chin Aun (Malaysia), Yuji Nakazawa, Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
Notably, this nomination list includes top names in world football such as Son Heung-min, Tim Cahill (Australia), Park Ji-sung...
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will rely on fan votes and the views of a panel of experts to determine the final results. Readers have until July 30 to vote, while the winning team will be announced on August 12.
The Asian Cup first took place in 1956 in Hong Kong, with the champion being South Korea. The tournament has been held 17 times and Japan is the most successful team with 4 championships in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011. The 2023 Asian Cup will take place in Qatar from January 12 to February 10, 2024, with 24 teams divided into 6 groups. Here, the Vietnam team is in group D with Japan, Iraq and Indonesia.
LIST OF NOMINEES FOR THE BEST TEAM OF THE ASIAN CUP
Goalkeepers (8): Lee Woon-jae (South Korea), Mark Schwarzer, Matthew Ryan (Australia), Mohamed Al Deayea (Saudi Arabia), Nasser Hejazi (Iran), Noor Sabri (Iraq), Saad Al Sheeb (Qatar), Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan).
Defenders (10): Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar), Pham Chi Nghi, Trinh Chi (China), Hong Myung-bo (Korea), Mehdi Mahdavikia (Iran), Que Ngoc Hai (Vietnam), Saleh Al Nuaimah (Saudi Arabia), Soh Chin Aun (Malaysia), Yuji Nakazawa, Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
Midfielders (12): Ali Karimi (Iran), Fahad Al Harifi (Saudi Arabia), Harry Kewell (Australia), Keisuke Honda, Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan), Kim Joo-sung, Koo Ja-cheol, Park Ji-sung (South Korea), Nashat Akram (Iraq), Omar Abdulrahman (UAE), Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan), Thieu Giai Nhat (China).
Forwards (12): Akram Afif, Almoez Ali (Qatar), Ali Daei (Iran), Ali Mabkhout (UAE), Jassem Al Houwaidi (Kuwait), Son Heung-min, Lee Dong-gook (South Korea), Majed Abdullah, Yasser Al Qahtani (Saudi Arabia), Naohiro Takahara (Japan), Tim Cahill (Australia), Younis Mahmoud (Iraq).
