Scenario for Vietnam team to enter the 3rd qualifying round of World Cup; Ronaldo sets a record with 13 words to Mbappe

Scenario for Vietnam team to enter the 3rd qualifying round of World Cup

On the evening of June 6, the victory over the Philippines helped the Vietnamese team rekindle hope of winning a ticket to the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, Asia region.

After 5 matches, Vietnam is still ranked 3rd in Group F with 6 points and a goal difference of -2. However, the gap between the "Golden Star Warriors" and Indonesia has narrowed to 1 point. Coach Shin Tae-yong and his team currently have 7 points and a goal difference of -2.

Vietnam's hope for the third qualifying round of the World Cup in Asia is still there.

In the final round, Vietnam will advance if they draw with Iraq away and Indonesia loses to the Philippines. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will also advance if they win against Iraq and Indonesia fails to beat the Philippines.

The possibility of Vietnam advancing to the next round is considered quite low, because in the last round, Indonesia will play at home, while the Philippines has no more goals to strive for. In terms of squad strength and tactics, coach Shin Tae-yong's team is also superior to its opponent. If they get 3 points at home, Indonesia will advance without worrying about the result of the match between Iraq and Vietnam.

The match between Iraq and Vietnam takes place at 1:00 a.m. on June 12.

Swimmers Quang Thuan and Thuy Hien won 3 gold medals

On June 6, Vietnamese athletes continued to compete impressively at the 13th ASEAN Schools Games (ASG).

In swimming, swimmer Nguyen Quang Thuan excellently won 2 gold medals.

In the men's 200m butterfly event, Quang Thuan won the Gold Medal with a time of 2 minutes 02 seconds 58. In the men's 1,500m event, Quang Thuan also finished first with a time of 15 minutes 43 seconds 20, breaking the Games record (the previous record was 15 minutes 55 seconds 34).

In the women's 50m freestyle final, swimmer Nguyen Thuy Hien won the Gold Medal with a time of 26.00 seconds. This result also helped Thuy Hien break the Games record set by Cherlyn Yeoh Lin Chzie (Singapore) in 2017 of 26.24 seconds, and also broke the national record of 26.08 seconds held by Thuy Hien herself.

Thus, after 4 days of competition, swimming at the ASEAN Schools Games 2024 ended with the overall first place belonging to Vietnam.

In athletics, the Vietnamese teams continued to win 3 more gold medals, including: Men's javelin gold medal by Phan Van Anh Kiet with a result of 68m19; Women's 2,000m hurdle gold medal by Dinh Thi Thu Huong with a result of 7 minutes 22 seconds 51; Men's 2,000m hurdle gold medal by Luong Xuan Son with a result of 6 minutes 14 seconds 93.

On the same day, the track and field gold medalists also won 2 silver medals in the women's triple jump and 2,000m hurdles; 1 bronze medal in the women's 4x400m relay. At the end of the track and field event, the Vietnamese team led with a total of 15 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.

In today's pencak silat finals, Vietnam won 9 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze medals, thereby also winning the overall title at the 2024 Southeast Asian School Games.

Jack Grealish and Maguire were removed from the England squad for Euro 2024

Coach Gareth Southagte made a tough decision, removing two key players Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire from the list of 26 England players for Euro 2024.

The MU player is still struggling with a calf injury, which will keep him out of action until April 2024. Despite his best efforts to recover, Maguire is unlikely to play in the group stage matches with the Three Lions. This forced coach Southgate to withdraw him from the campaign.

Losing Harry Maguire is a heavy loss for England, because he has always been a mainstay in the defense in recent major tournaments.

As for Jack Grealish, he has just had a disappointing season at Man City. The 28-year-old midfielder was rarely given a starting role by Pep Guardiola towards the end of the season.

Poor form means Jack cannot compete for a place in Germany with other teammates who are performing well such as Anthony Gordon, Jarrod Bowen or Eze.

The final name likely to be left out of the preliminary list is Everton's young centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite.

Ronaldo sets record with 13 words for Mbappe when he arrives at Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid shook up the 2024 summer transfer market, but the one who set the record was Ronaldo with 13 words to his junior.

Following Real Madrid's confirmation, Mbappe's confessions, along with a photo of his first visit to the club 12 years ago, attracted the highest number of 'likes' of his posts - now approaching 23 million likes, including Erling Haaland.

However, compared to the record Messi created with the iconic image of holding the World Cup, it is still nothing - more than 56 million likes, the highest in 2022 and a record on Instagram, and currently has reached 75.3 million likes.

And the person who set the record related to the 'blockbuster' transfer of Mbappe to Real Madrid was... Ronaldo, with 13 words sent to his junior!

Ronaldo's messages to Mbappe were sent right under the owner's post, about the happiness of wearing Real Madrid's shirt, a dream that has come true.

It should also be added that Mbappe has idolized Ronaldo since childhood, and in the image he first posted at Real Madrid, including a photo taken with the legendary number 7.

“It’s my turn to watch you. Excited to see you light up the Bernabeu,” Ronaldo’s 13 words for Mbappe, who is now following him to Real Madrid. According to Daily Sports, Ronaldo’s message to Mbappe is currently the most liked comment in Instagram history, with the number now reaching approximately 4.6 million and continuing to increase./.

Thanh Thuy