Japan and Australia cautious when playing away against Vietnam; MU launches new cool jersey

Statistics make Japan and Australia wary when playing against Vietnam

The Vietnamese national team has had an impressive unbeaten record at My Dinh Stadium under coach Park Hang-seo over the past four years.

Under the timeCoach Park Hang-seo, My Dinh Stadium is still the invincible place for the teams he leads at all levels, from the national team to U23 Vietnam. In the past 4 years, the Vietnamese teams under the leadership of the Korean strategist have not lost at My Dinh Stadium in international tournaments.

Specifically, in 9 matches at My Dinh Stadium at the national team level, the Vietnam team won 8 matches and only drew 1 match. At the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, the Vietnam team won all matches at My Dinh and won the championship. Coach Park Hang-seo's team defeated Malaysia 2-0 in the group stage, beat the Philippines 2-1 in the second leg of the semi-finals and beat Malaysia 1-0 in the second leg of the final.

Vietnam team

In the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers held in March 2019 at My Dinh, Vietnam U23 also won all 3 matches against Brunei U23, Indonesia U23 and Thailand U23. Especially, Vietnam U23 had an impressive victory over Thailand U23 with a score of 4-0.

In the framework of the Second Qualifying Round of the 2022 World Cup,Vietnam National Teamalso undefeated when meeting opponents at My Dinh. Specifically, Mr. Park's team won Malaysia (1-0), UAE (1-0) and drew with Thailand (0-0). In particular, the 1-0 victory over UAE was the most shocking result, helping the Vietnamese team win a ticket to the final qualifying round.

Playing 5/10 matches at home at My Dinh Stadium in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup is a great advantage for the Vietnam National Team. As we know, the opponents of the Vietnam National Team in the final qualifying round are all very strong, considered to be beyond the ability of Coach Park Hang-seo's team such as Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China and Oman. Therefore, in addition to professional and personnel preparation, the favorable objective conditions such as the field and climate are very helpful for the Vietnam National Team.

Vietnam national team may gather early to prepare for World Cup qualifiers

If the V-League still takes place in August, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will gather on August 24. If the tournament cannot take place, the Vietnam national team will gather earlier.

Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan said that VFF is discussing with V-League teams to plan a gathering for the Vietnam national team. If the tournament still takes place in August, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will gather on August 24. If the tournament cannot take place, the Vietnam national team will gather earlier.

“Based on the specific plan, VFF will discuss with the authorities, especially the epidemic prevention and control agency, to give the best priority to the players, ensuring that the players have time to practice, maintain their fitness and form. The gap between the away and home matches is very short, only 4 days, so the preparation process is very urgent, it is necessary to ensure scientific calculation and efficiency.” – Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan said.

The Vietnam national team can gather early to prepare for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Photo: Contributor Yeu Mai

VFF will contact AFC as well as partners to have good preparation and always comply with epidemic prevention and control work according to the "bubble" model for the home matches of the Vietnam National Team in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia.

“The goal is to ensure both professional and organizational work and to ensure the implementation of epidemic prevention and control work according to the model currently applied by FIFA and AFC and to comply with the regulations and instructions of the Ministry of Health. This is a very important task, because only by ensuring epidemic prevention and control work can we ensure the strength of the Vietnam National Team and at the same time contribute to the epidemic prevention and control work of the whole country,” said Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan.

Dutch football superstar retires at 37

Dutch football superstar Arjen Robben has just announced his retirement. The 37-year-old striker has 96 caps for the national team and played for 6 major clubs during his peak career.

"It is very difficult to decide to retire from professional football at this time. I would like to thank the fans who have always supported and stood by me throughout my professional career," Dutch football superstar Arjen Robben wrote on his personal Facebook page on July 15.

Dutch football superstar Arjen Robben.

Wearing the Netherlands national team jersey from 2003 to 2017, Robben scored 37 goals in 96 appearances in all competitions. Contributing to helping the "Orange Storm" win the runner-up position at the 2010 World Cup and 3rd place at the 2014 World Cup. After 705 matches in his professional football career, Robben has had 246 goals and 193 assists, and is known as the player with a special "left foot" in football history.

Robben played for 5 big clubs in his peak career such as Chelsea, Real Madrid, PSV... but the time playing for Bayern Munich was the peak of this former Dutch player born in 1984. After more than 10 years serving the "Gray Tigers" of Bavaria, Robben's crystal feet scored 99 goals in 201 appearances for Bayern in all competitions, winning the "5-trophy" in 2013, including: Bundesliga Championship, German National Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Champions League and European Super Cup.

MU launches new cool jersey

Inspired by the club's jersey from the 1960s, MU has just launched the outfit for the 2021/22 season with the name of new sponsor TeamViewer.

Manchester United's homepage posted the following message: "TeamViewer's name is emblazoned on the shirt, below the Adidas logo and Manchester United crest, creating a classic style shirt."

TeamViewer will replace Chevrolet as shirt sponsor for MU.

The design is inspired by United's iconic 1960s kit with the club's new sponsor being TeamViewer - a German software company.

Earlier this year, Manchester United announced a five-year shirt sponsorship deal worth £235 million, with TeamViewer replacing the Chevrolet brand.

A series of Red Devils first team stars including Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes have just taken pictures with the eye-catching new jerseys.