Vietnam National Team Rises to 90th FIFA Ranking; Eriksen Collapses in Denmark-Finland Match

Coach Park Hang-seo banned from directing Vietnam's match against UAE

Coach Park Hang-seoreceived a yellow card after reacting strongly in the 89th minute of Vietnam's 2-1 win over Malaysia on the night of June 11, 2021, in a situation where Nguyen Phong Hong Duy was fouled by Liridon Krasniqi near the sideline.

Referee Ryuji Sato showed yellow cards to both Liridon Krasniqi and coach Park Hang-seo after this situation. This is the second yellow card of the Vietnamese team captain in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Coach Park Hang-seo was banned from directing the match between Vietnam and UAE due to receiving two yellow cards in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Previously, Coach Park Hang-seo received a yellow card in the first leg match, a 0-0 draw with Thailand on September 5, 2019 at Thammasat Stadium, after arguing with the opposing coaching staff in the situation where central defender Bui Tien Dung collided with Chanathip Songkrasin.

According to the regulations of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Coach Park Hang-seo will be banned from directing the match between Vietnam and UAE after receiving 2 yellow cards. He will not be able to be present in the field of direction on the sidelines, enter the locker room or attend the press conference after the match. This is a big loss forVietnam National Teamin the decisive match for the top spot in Group G.

The Vietnamese team has only one more match to play against the UAE in the final round on June 15 at Zabeel Stadium. Currently, the UAE has 15 points, 2 points behind the top-ranked Vietnam team./.

Vietnam National Team Rises to 90th FIFA Ranking

After two wins against Indonesia and Malaysia, the Vietnam national team has added 13.4 points on the FIFA rankings, thereby rising to 90th place in the world with 1,271 points.

If they continue to play impressively and win against UAE in the final match, coach Park Hang-seo's team will most likely continue to move up the rankings. Entering the Top 90 on the FIFA rankings has become a source of great pride for the Vietnam National Team. This is the most impressive achievement of Vietnamese football in over 20 years. Remember, before coach Park Hang-seo came to work in Vietnam, the Vietnam National Team was ranked 134th in the world, but after just over 2 years of working, Mr. Park has raised the team's level and now climbed to 90th place.

Vietnam national football team has gone far under Park Hang-seo - Photo: Minh Anh

Currently, in Group GWorld Cup 2022 qualifiersIn Asia, the Vietnamese team is leading with 17 points, two points more than the second-placed team, the UAE. In the final match, Vietnam will face this toughest opponent to take the top spot in the group, which means winning a ticket to the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. Meanwhile, other teams in Southeast Asia have fallen behind in the rankings. After two disappointing matches (drawing with Indonesia and losing to the UAE), the Thai team was deducted 13.7 points, falling to 113th place in the world with 1,164 points.

The Belgian team easily "crushed" their Russian opponents.

With a better quality squad, Belgium did not have much difficulty defeating the Russian "Bear" with a score of 3-0 in the second match, the first round of Group B of the Euro 2020 Finals.

Belgium's 3-0 victory over Russia did not surprise fans. This was the perfect warm-up for the "Red Devils of Europe" to begin their journey to conquer the glory of Euro 2020.

Russian players created too few dangerous opportunities in front of the Belgian team's goal. Photo: Dailymail.

Starting lineup:

Belgian team: Courtois, Alderweireld, Boyata, Vertonghen, Castagne, Tielemans, Dendoncker, Thorgan Hazard, Mertens, Lukaku, Carrasco.

Russian team: Shunin, Fernandes, Semenov, Dzhikiya, Zhirkov, Ozdoev, Barinov, Zobnin, Golovin, Kuzyayev, Dzyuba.

Denmark shockingly lost to Finland at home

The first match of Group B at Euro 2020 is the confrontation between Denmark and Finland. In this match, all advantages are on Denmark's side when coach Kasper Hjulmand's team is not only superior in terms of squad with many stars but also has the advantage of playing at home.

Finland won thanks to a header from striker Joel Pohjanpalo. Photo: Getty Images

However, after Eriksen's unconsciousness, the match between Denmark and Finland continued. At the end of the match, Finland surprisingly defeated the "tin soldiers" with a score of 1-0.

This victory is very meaningful for coach Marku Kanerva and his team, because this is Finland's first victory in the Euro tournament, giving them more motivation to go on the next stages./.