HCMC Coach: 'Vietnam National Team Can Participate in World Cup 2026'; MU 'Inhales' Man City's Smoke in the Championship Race

Challenges for Coach Park Hang-seo and his team in 2021

After the end of the Lunar New Year holiday,Coach Park Hang-seoand the students will have to start practicing and face challenges that are not easy to overcome.

For the Vietnam National Team, our "golden hopes" will continue to participate in the remaining matches of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers in Asia and successfully defend the AFF Suzuki Cup championship.

Although we are firmly in first place in Group G after 5 unbeaten matches (3 wins, 2 draws) and have a great chance of advancing, our opponents will not let us pass easily. According to the schedule, the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers in Asia will return in June.

At that time, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will face the Malaysian national team and the UAE national team on away field. These are two opponents that lost to us in the first round. Therefore, they are very determined to defeat them.Vietnam National Teamto regain "honor" and at the same time take over the leading position that we currently have.

Will the SEA Games gold medal stay with the "Golden Star Warriors"?

The next task in 2021 of the Vietnam National Team is to successfully defend the AFF Suzuki Cup championship.

Ho Chi Minh City Coach: "Vietnam National Team can attend World Cup 2026"

Ho Chi Minh City coach Alexandre Polking believes that Vietnam will win a place at the World Cup in the future.

At the end of 2020, coach Alexandre Polking was recruited to sit in the hot seat ofHo Chi Minh City Club, replacing Chung Hae-seong. Under the leadership of the new head coach, the Red Battleship had a relatively stable start in V.League 2021.

Although he has only been in Vietnam for a short time, the Brazilian-German coach has shown that he is quite knowledgeable about domestic football. He believes that if they develop well in the future, the Golden Star Warriors have a chance to win a ticket to the World Cup.

Coach Alexandre Polking.

I think you will be able to participate in the 2026 World Cup if you know how to develop more things in the future."

Lukaku shines as Inter top Serie A

The Belgian striker played brilliantly to help Inter defeat Lazio 3-1 at 2:45 a.m. on February 15 (Hanoi time) in round 22 of Serie A.

Antonio Conte's Inter entered the match against Lazio with the ambition of winning all 3 points to take the top spot in Serie A after Milan and Juve both lost earlier. Serie A is now the only front for the Nerazzurri after the black and blue striped team was eliminated from the Coppa Italia by Juventus in the middle of last week.

For Lukaku, a brace in the important victory over Lazio helped the Belgian striker reach 16 goals in Serie A this season, equaling the number of Cristiano Ronaldo on Juventus' side. Lukaku is the number one spearhead of the Nerazzurri in the journey to return to the Serie A throne after 11 years of waiting.

Entering the second half, Inter were reduced to a goal deficit by Lazio in the 61st minute after Milinkovic-Savic's free kick hit teammate Gonzalo Escalante and left Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic helpless.

Minute 64,Lukakuused his speed and dribbling ability to crush Lazio's Parolo before passing the ball smoothly for Lautaro Martinez to tap the ball into an empty net. This was the Argentine striker's 11th goal in Serie A this season.

Winning 3-1, Inter climbed to the top of Serie A with 50 points after 22 rounds, 1 point more than Milan. In the next round, Inter will meet Milan at 9pm on February 21 to decide the top spot again.

Aubameyang hat-trick helps Arsenal sink Leeds

The Gunners won 4-2 against Leeds in round 24 of the Premier League in the early morning of February 15 (Hanoi time).

Leeds' defense was helpless in keeping up with the home team's speedy players. In the 45th minute, Bellerin comfortably penetrated the penalty area, then confidently shot from a narrow angle to increase the score to 3-0.

Held by the underdog, MU "breathes smoke" of Man City in the championship race

Meeting West Brom, the team ranked second to last on the rankings, MU could only leave with 1 point in the match of round 24 of the Premier League on Sunday evening (February 14).

West Brom are fighting for every point to keep their hopes of staying in the league alive, while MU are also under great pressure from Man City and other opponents in the Top 4. Because in the early matches, Man City and Leicester both won. Therefore, if they cannot win all 3 points against West Brom, the Red Devils will beMan Citywiden the gap on the championship track.

The risk of going home empty-handed soon haunted MU when in the 2nd minute, West Brom took the lead after a simple but effective attack, with Diagne's header scoring.

The Red Devils had to share points with West Brom.

However, that equalizer did not help MU play more freely in the second half. It was still a deadlocked match whenMUfacing a large, well-organized West Brom defence. Their chances were often unclear. Perhaps the most regrettable situation was McTominay's shot in front of an empty goal in the 71st minute. However, in this phase, a West Brom player was still present on the goal line to clear the danger.

MU's disappointing match ended with Maguire's header hitting the post in stoppage time. The Red Devils had to share points with West Brom, accepting that Man City widened the gap to 7 points, while still playing 1 more game than their opponent.