Vietnam team plays friendly match with Iraq; Determines Cong Phuong's opponent in AFC Cup

Thanh Hien• January 30, 2020 07:41

(Baonghean.vn) - The miracle that appeared for the first time in 127 years of Liverpool's history; Vietnam national team's friendly match with Iraq; Determining the opponent of Cong Phuong and his teammates in AFC Cup; 10 most expensive football teams in Southeast Asia are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.

The miracle appeared for the first time in 127 years of Liverpool history

Liverpool easily defeated host West Ham 2-0 in the make-up match of round 18 of the Premier League which took place in the early morning of January 30 (Hanoi time).

While their opponents are playing in the League Cup, Liverpool will play their Premier League round 18 match against West Ham. This is also the last club that coach Jurgen Klopp and his team have not been able to defeat in the domestic league this season.

Đội hình ra sân của West Ham và Liverpool.

West Ham and Liverpool starting lineups.

With the team all at the peak of their form, the match ended with a 2-0 victory for coach Jurgen Klopp and his team. This result means that Liverpool has completed a collection of victories against all opponents in the Premier League this season. This is the first time in the history of the "The Kop" participating in the English national championship, since the team was founded in 1892.

MU buys Bruno Fernandes and the message sent to Pogba

The recruitment of the Portuguese midfielder shows the perspective in coach Solskjaer's team building strategy.

MU chính thức chiêu mộ Bruno Fernandes. Ảnh: B/R.

MU officially recruited Bruno Fernandes. Photo: B/R.

In the context of a crisis in the striker position, the Old Trafford team decided to recruit a midfielder like Bruno Fernandes. The player born in 1994 can bring many solutions to Manchester United's attack.

He appears to be more of a future-oriented signing for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Vietnam national football team plays friendly match with Iraq before match with Malaysia national football team in 2022 World Cup qualifiers

In recent days, the Iraqi media suddenly announced that the national team of this country will play a friendly match with the Vietnam team on March 26. And today, VFF has officially confirmed this information. Currently, the two sides are drafting the remaining contract terms.

World Cup 2022 second qualifying round.

The friendly match between Vietnam and Iraq on March 26 is completely reasonable. Both teams will be off for the match on March 26 in the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and will only return to play on March 31.

As planned, the Vietnam national team will gather again in mid-March 2020 and will visit the Malaysian national team on March 31, in the 8th match of Group G of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.

The 10 most expensive football teams in Southeast Asia do not include Vietnamese clubs.

According to Transfermarkt, Vietnam has no representative in the group of most expensive clubs in Southeast Asia.

Top 10 most expensive clubs in Southeast Asia.

Transfermarkt has just announced the top 10 most valuable clubs in Southeast Asia. However, there is no representative from Vietnam in this list. Meanwhile, Thailand dominates this list with 7 clubs.

Identifying the opponents of Cong Phuong and his teammates in the AFC Cup

After the AFC Cup playoff series, the specific opponents of Ho Chi Minh City Club in the 2020 AFC Cup group stage have been determined.

At the end of the AFC Champions League qualifying match, Ho Chi Minh City Club lost 1-2 to Buriram United and had to play in the AFC Cup.

Công Phượng và các đồng đội được dự báo sẽ vượt qua vòng bảng AFC Cup. (Ảnh: Buriram United)

Cong Phuong and his teammates are expected to pass the AFC Cup group stage. (Photo: Buriram United)

In the second Asian arena, Cong Phuong and his teammates are considered to be in a relatively easy group F with opponents Hougang United (Singapore), Lao Toyota (Laos) and the winner of the playoff match. After the playoff series, the final opponent of Ho Chi Minh City Club has been determined to be Yangon United (Myanmar).

Ho Chi Minh City FC will open the AFC Cup 2020 with a home match at Thong Nhat Stadium against Yangon United on February 11. Four days before, Cong Phuong's team will compete in the 2019 National Super Cup against Hanoi FC.

Thanh Hien