Head coach of the Korean national team confirmed to play a friendly match with the Vietnamese national team in October; U23 Thailand entered the semi-finals

Head coach of the Korean national team confirmed to play a friendly match with the Vietnamese national team in October

Coach Jurgen Klinsmann confirmed to the Korean press about the friendly match between the Korean and Vietnamese national teams this coming October.

To prepare well for the 2026 World Cup qualifying journey, coach Philippe Troussier and his team will prepare with friendly matches in September and October. In particular, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) confirmed that the friendly match with the Palestine team will take place on September 11 at Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh).

Many sources also said that after this match, the Vietnam team will compete with the Korean team. This was also confirmed by coach Jurgen Klinsmann in a press conference with the Korean media on August 21: "This is the best solution I can find in reality. Korea is looking for an Asian team to prepare for the Asian Cup as well as the World Cup qualifiers," said Mr. Klinsmann.

Result U23 Thailand 2-0 U23 Cambodia: U23 Thailand enters semi-finals

Thanks to two lucky goals against U23 Cambodia, U23 Thailand won to advance to the semi-finals of U23 Southeast Asia 2023 with 3 wins.

According to the rules, Group A has 4 teams while the other 2 groups only have 3 teams, so when comparing the second-placed team with the best results in the 3 groups, the results of the second-placed team in Group A with the fourth-placed team will not be counted. Therefore, U23 Cambodia must deduct 3 points from the bottom-placed team, U23 Brunei, so they only have 1 point left. Currently, the second-placed team in Group B is sure to have 3 points, so with this result, U23 Cambodia no longer has hope of winning a ticket for the second-placed team with the best results in the 3 groups.

Liverpool want to borrow £45 million midfielder from Man City

Liverpool are set to sign midfielder Kalvin Phillips from Man City on a one-year loan deal. The England international was signed from Leeds for £45 million last summer but has failed to make much of an impact.

Mbappe makes statement about his future amid rumors that Real is about to buy him

Kylian Mbappe has given a fresh hint about his future after scoring on his PSG return, while Real Madrid are preparing a €120 million bid for him before the summer transfer window closes in 2023.

The striker won a penalty just eight minutes after coming on and converted it to give PSG the lead. In celebration, Mbappe jumped into an advertising board and ran towards the fans while shouting "I'm staying here, I'm staying here".

However, Mbappe's statement does not confirm that he will stay at the Parc des Princes for a long time. The Times has suggested that Mbappe could sign a new contract at PSG so that the club receives a fee when he leaves.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Arsenal result: Hard-fought victory

The latest match of round 2 of the Premier League between Crystal Palace vs Arsenal ended with a minimal victory for the Gunners, who struggled to get 3 points despite playing with one less player in the last 20 minutes.