Vietnam Futsal's dream of participating in the World Cup for the third consecutive time is shattered; The strange case after the defeat of U23 Vietnam
(Baonghean.vn) - All four quarter-final matches of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship had red cards and the team with the red card was eliminated; The play-off loss shattered the dream of the Vietnamese futsal team to participate in the futsal World Cup for the third consecutive time. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Strange case after U23 Vietnam's defeat
All four quarter-final matches of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship had red cards and the team with the red card was eliminated.
April 26 witnessed the sadness of Vietnamese teams in the continental playground. After the futsal team failed to find a ticket to the World Cup, it was the turn of the U23 Vietnam team to end their Olympic dream after a 0-1 defeat to U23 Iraq in the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian Cup.
In the midst of the difficulties, U23 Vietnam also lost a player when Nguyen Manh Hung was sent off for stepping on Ali Jassim's shin in the second half's injury time. In the end, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team could not turn the game around.
With Manh Hung's red card, all 4 quarter-final matches at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship have at least 1 red card. Coincidentally, the 4 teams with red cards were all eliminated.
Vietnam Futsal's dream of participating in the 3rd consecutive World Cup is shattered
The 2-3 loss in the play-off match against the Kyrgyzstan futsal team shattered the dream of the Vietnamese futsal team participating in the futsal World Cup for the third consecutive time.
Due to losing to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Asian Futsal Championship, the Vietnamese futsal team had to participate in the play-off round to compete for a ticket to the 2024 Futsal World Cup. On the afternoon of April 26, Diego Giustozzi and his team entered the second play-off match with Kyrgyzstan. If they win, Vietnam will play the World Cup ticket match against Afghanistan, the team that beat Iraq 5-3 in the first play-off match.
However, in the end, the Vietnamese futsal team lost to Kyrgyzstan with a score of 2-3. Thus, the Vietnamese futsal team no longer has the chance to compete for a ticket to the World Cup for the third consecutive time.
Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan will meet in the play-off final. The winner of this match will qualify for the 2024 Futsal World Cup, along with Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan and Thailand.
What did Koreans say after the shocking loss to U23 Indonesia?
"It was not our day," said assistant coach Myung Jae-yong of the South Korean U23 team after the shocking defeat to Indonesia U23 in the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian Cup.
South Korea U23 assistant coach Myung Jae-yong believes things did not go as planned after they were eliminated from the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian Cup and failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics following a shocking defeat to "underdogs" U23 Indonesia.
Assistant coach Myung Jae-yong added that the reason why the Korean U23 team did not let the current top scorer of the U23 Asian Cup, Lee, play from the start was because this player did not have enough physical strength to complete the entire match.
“There were some players who weren’t in good shape,” said assistant coach Myung Jae-yong. “When (left-back) Lee Tae-seok got injured, we had to switch to a back four, but unfortunately our tactics didn’t work and today wasn’t the day for us.”
Assistant coach Myung Jae-yong also cited that the absence of key overseas players such as Stoke City midfielder Bae Jun-ho, Celtic FC striker Yang Hyun-jun and Brentford FC defender Kim Ji-soo has disrupted the plans of the Korean U23 team.
Two National Cup Quarter-final matches will apply VAR
The 2023/24 Casper National Cup quarter-finals will apply VAR technology in 2 matches this weekend.
According to the announcement from the Organizing Committee, the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 Casper National Cup will apply VAR technology in 2 matches: Hanoi Club - SHB Da Nang (19:15 on April 28) and Nam Dinh Green Steel Club and Becamex Binh Duong (18:00 on April 30).
Previously, VAR technology has fulfilled its role quite well in the 2023/24 season, supporting referees to make accurate decisions, bringing satisfaction to fans and players.
