The 'best' things of the Vietnam Team in Group G

Most penalties awarded

Goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong was defeated twice on the penalty spot. Photo: Lam Thoa

The situation of being awarded a penalty by the main referee in the 40th minute of the match against UAE was the third time that the goalkeepers of the Vietnamese team had to face a free kick from the opponent from a distance of 11m. Previously, in the 2 matches against the Thai team (November 19, 2019) and the Malaysian team (June 11, 2021), the reigning AFF Cup champion also had to endure 2 similar decisions from the main referees.

Has the fewest number of losses

The Vietnamese team only lost one match in the second qualifying round. Photo: Ngoc Linh

The 2-3 defeat against UAE in the qualifying match was the only loss of coach Park Hang-seo and his team in Group G and also the first loss in the journey.2022 World Cup qualifiersAsia region, after 7 consecutive unbeaten matches (5 wins, 2 draws). This is a very admirable achievement of Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates when they had to be in the same group with very formidable opponents such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and UAE - won 3rd place at Asian Cup 2019.

Has the fewest goals conceded

Center back Que Ngoc Hai is a reliable stopper right in front of the home team's goal. Photo: Hoang Linh

Despite having just let the UAE strikers defeat goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong 3 times, the reigning AFF Cup champions are still the team with the best defense in Group G, with a total of 5 goals conceded. In addition to the 3 goals scored by the UAE strikers, goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong and goalkeeper Dang Van Lam were also forced to pick the ball out of the net twice by the opposing strikers (in the 3-1 win against Indonesia and in the 2-1 win against Malaysia).

The only head coach banned from coaching

Because he has received enough yellow cards,Coach Park Hang-seowas not allowed to be present in the technical area of ​​the Vietnam Team in the match against the UAE Team. Both yellow cards that the Korean strategist received in the match against the Thailand Team (September 5, 2019) and the Malaysia Team (June 11, 2021) were due to reaction errors. It can be affirmed that one of the reasons why Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates did not play well for most of the match against the UAE Team was the absence of Coach Park on the coaching bench.

In the match against the UAE team, coach Park Hang-seo had to direct his players from the stands. Photo: Anh Khoa

Fortunately, the defeat against the UAE team did not take away the ticket to the third qualifying round of Coach Park Hang-seo and his team. Thus, as one of the 5 second-placed teams with the best results,Vietnam teamwill compete with 11 other teams in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, which will take place in early September./.