Vietnam's qualifying schedule for the 2022 World Cup; the fantasy of Cong Phuong going to France
(Baonghean.vn) - Vietnam National Team's qualifying schedule for the 2022 World Cup in Asia; Cong Phuong's unrealistic move to France; Coach Park's compatriot leaving Viettel; Manchester United successfully recruiting Daniel James are notable sports news of the day.
Schedule of the qualifying round of Vietnam National Team at World Cup 2022 in Asia
After finishing the King's Cup 2019, the Vietnam National Team will embark on an even more difficult journey, the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which will take place starting next September.
It is known that the 2022 World Cup qualifying draw will take place on July 17 in Doha, Qatar.
The 40 participating teams will be divided into 8 groups of 5 teams each. The 8 group winners and 4 best second-placed teams will qualify for the final qualifying round. In addition, these 12 teams will also have official tickets to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finals in China.
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| Vietnam National Team |
Seed groups for the 2nd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia:
Group 1: Iran, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, China
Group 2: Iraq, Syria, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Jordan
Group 3: Palestine, India, Bahrain, Tajikistan, North Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines
Group 4: Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Yemen, Afghanistan, Maldives, Kuwait, Malaysia
Group 5: Singapore, Indonesia, Nepal Guam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka
Below is the match schedule of the Vietnam team:
- 09/05/2019: Group 3 vs Vietnam
- 10/10/2019: Vietnam vs Group 4
- 10/15/2019: Group 5 vs Vietnam
- 11/14/2019: Vietnam vs Group 1
- 11/19/2019: Vietnam vs Group 3
- 31/03/2020: Group 4 vs Vietnam
- 04/06/2020: Vietnam vs Group 5
- 06/09/2020: Group 1 vs Vietnam
Cong Phuong going to France is unrealistic
Before joining the Vietnamese team to participate in the King's Cup, Cong Phuong ended his relationship with Incheon United early after nearly 4 months of packing up and moving to Korea, conquering the K-League without success.
It seemed like Cong Phuong would return to HAGL to continue his career. However, the striker from Nghe An has chosen a new direction for himself by deciding to go to France for a trial.
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| Cong Phuong had an unsuccessful adventure in Korea. |
Of course, for those who love Cong Phuong, the fact that the striker from Nghe An has the opportunity to play football in France is really good news after being disappointing in Korea.
However, to be honest, Cong Phuong's upcoming trip does not bring too many expectations, because the most beloved striker of the Vietnamese team has... failed in his two previous adventures abroad.
Therefore, the new adventure that Cong Phuong is planning really makes many people doubt and worry about the striker of the Vietnamese national team, because if he is not successful once again, his mentality will clearly be affected to some extent.
Coach Park's compatriot leaves Viettel
Viettel Club and Coach Lee Heung Sil have reached an agreement to terminate the contract early. The Korean strategist parted ways with the military team after only 5 months of working.
Viettel Club announcement: “Mr. Lee Heung Sil is no longer the head coach of Viettel football team. This separation is an agreement between the leaders of Viettel Sports Center and Coach Lee Heung Sil. From round 13 of V-League 2019, Coach Nguyen Hai Bien will be the one to lead Viettel.
Viettel Football Club would like to say goodbye and thank Coach Lee Heung Sil for his efforts and affection for the team. Wishing him good health and success always.
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| Coach Lee Heung Sil. |
Meanwhile, Coach Hai Bien is the one who brought Viettel to play in V-League 2019. Viettel's leadership hopes that the return of Coach Hai Bien will help the team play better in the second leg of V-League 2019.
Manchester United successfully recruited Daniel James
Manchester United have officially confirmed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first signing of the summer, youngster Daniel James from Swansea City.
As the media speculated, the 21-year-old Welsh winger joined the Red Devils on a five-year contract.
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| Manchester United successfully recruited Daniel James with a 5-year contract. Photo: Goal |
After signing for the Red Devils, Daniel James shared: "This is one of the best days of my life and a challenge I have always been looking for. The Premier League is the most exciting league in the world and Manchester United is the perfect place for me to continue to develop my skills."
Daniel James is considered an option when Solskjaer is trying to reform the team in the direction of using English players as pillars, like under Sir Alex Ferguson. This is also a reasonable option on the right side of MU when they no longer have Antonio Valencia, while Jesse Lingard is not really suitable for this position./.
