Vietnam futsal team successfully reverses the situation, defeats Korea; Vietnam increases FIFA ranking
(Baonghean.vn) - Although being led by Korea very early, the Vietnamese futsal team successfully turned the tables to win all 3 points on the opening day of Group D of the 2022 Asian Futsal Championship; The victory over Singapore and India helped Vietnam move up one place to 96th in FIFA, although still ranked 17th in Asia and first in Southeast Asia. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Vietnam futsal team successfully reversed the situation and defeated Korea
Despite being behind early against Korea, the Vietnamese futsal team successfully came back to win all 3 points on the opening day of Group D of the 2022 Asian Futsal Championship finals.
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| Vietnam futsal team did not let Korea create any surprise. |
Winning with a big score, Coach Diego and his team temporarily rose to the top of the table, with 3 points like Saudi Arabia but better than their opponent in the secondary index.
The Vietnamese futsal team will have the second match of Group D on September 30 against Saudi Arabia.
Vietnam increases FIFA ranking
The victory over Singapore and India helped Vietnam move up one place to 96th FIFA position, although it is still 17th in Asia and top in Southeast Asia.
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Que Ngoc Hai (number 3) celebrates Van Quyet's goal in the 3-0 win over India at Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of September 27. |
Before the international matches in September 2022, Vietnam ranked 97th in FIFA with 1,218.84 points. Two wins against Singapore 4-0 and India 3-0 helped Vietnam accumulate 3.05 and 4.76 points respectively. After this series of matches, Park Hang-seo and his team reached 1,226.65 points, surpassing Belarus to take 96th place in the world.
According to the FIFA order formula, AFF Cup matches are given the lowest weight, only 5 units. Friendly matches according to the FIFA schedule are given a weight of 10, like the last two matches with Singapore and India. Group stage matches up to 1/8 World Cup are given a weight of 50, while quarter-final matches up to the World Cup final have the highest weight of 60.
The first female referee appeared in Serie A
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Female referee Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi has just been appointed to officiate the match between Sassuolo and Salernitana on October 2. This is a historic event because before that, no female referee had ever officiated a match in Serie A.
Haaland fever turns Man City into a global brand
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| Haaland must lift Man City up. |
Erling Haaland is one of the brightest faces of the new generation of superstars. But beyond his ability on the pitch, Man City need Haaland to turn them into a global icon, like Barcelona, Real Madrid or Man United.
