Coach Park checks his former students; What did Thailand say about Dang Van Lam's excellent performance?
(Baonghean.vn) - Vietnam is facing difficulties as Malaysia and UAE are about to add a series of "huge" foreign players; Coach Park Hang-seo checks his former students; What did Thai fans say about Dang Van Lam's excellent performance; Fearing the Corona virus, the Iraqi national team wants to borrow My Dinh to play against Hong Kong are notable Sports news in the past 24 hours.
Vietnam faces difficulties as Malaysia and UAE are about to add a series of "huge" foreign soldiers.
In Group G of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Malaysia has only 3 points after 3 matches and is ranked 4th. Therefore, the Malaysians' chance to enter the 3rd qualifying round will be decided in the match against Vietnam at home in early March.
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Guilherme De Paula (Brazilian) is a quality foreign player of Malaysia. Photo: Fox Sport Asia |
With their "huge" height, Liridon Krasnniqi (1m88) and Guilherme De Paula (1m85) will be a constant danger to the Vietnamese defense in aerial situations. Not to mention, the strength of these two players is still an unpredictable unknown..
What did Thai fans say about Dang Van Lam's excellent performance?
In the semi-final match between Muangthong United and Prachuap, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam kept a clean sheet throughout the entire 90 minutes of official play. He also brilliantly saved 2/5 penalty kicks for Prachuap, thereby contributing greatly to the team's victory.
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Dang Van Lam received endless praise from Thai fans. Photo: Facebook Muangthong United |
"Van Lam is number one of Muangthong, very good", "He deserves to be the number one goalkeeper" or "This is the first time I've seen him save such a good goal. Congratulations Van Lam"...
Coach Park Hang-seo checks on his former students
Coach Park Hang-seo is currently in Vietnam to carry out a series of important plans with the national team. Accordingly, he will once again check the performance of his former students such as Cong Phuong, Quang Hai, Duy Manh, Dinh Trong... by watching these players play for their clubs.
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Coach Park Hang-seo and his students. Photo: VFF |
In particular, the "wizard" will attend the National Super Cup match between Ho Chi Minh City Club and Hanoi FC on February 7 at Thong Nhat Stadium.
Fearing Corona virus, Iraq national team wants to borrow My Dinh to play against Hong Kong
At the end of March, the 2022 World Cup Asian Qualifiers will officially return. According to the schedule, the Iraqi national team will visit Hong Kong on March 31.
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The Iraqi Football Federation wants to play a friendly match with Hong Kong at My Dinh. |
However, the Iraqi Football Federation has proposed to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to move the match venue to another stadium due to concerns about the Corona virus spreading in China.
Vietnam's My Dinh National Stadium is being carefully considered by the Iraq Football Federation to ensure the health and safety of players, referees, staff and fans.
Hanoi Club surpasses famous midfielder Iniesta's team
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has just announced the rankings of clubs in the Asian region.
On the AFC's overall rankings, Hanoi ranked 52nd out of 169 teams in the Asian region. This position helps Quang Hai and his teammates rank above many big teams in the region such as Daegu FC (Korea), Western Sydney Wanderers, Brisbane Roar (Australia) or Vissel Kobe (Japan) - the club where famous midfielder Iniesta is playing.
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Hanoi FC is ranked 6th in Southeast Asia and 52nd out of 169 teams in Asia. |
The AFC Club Ranking is one of the bases for determining the qualification for the AFC Champions League or AFC Cup. Vietnam currently has only 1 qualification for the second qualifying round of the AFC Champions League and 1 qualification for the AFC Cup group stage.