After Xuan Son, another player successfully naturalized; Japan will win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup if it wins the match
Hanoi Police Club announced that the defender born in 1997 is eligible to play for the Vietnam national team; Japan will soon win a ticket to the world's final playground next year... Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
After Xuan Son, another player successfully naturalized
Recently, Hanoi Police Club confirmed that Jason Quang Vinh Pendant has Vietnamese nationality and is ready to play for the national team.
His new name is Cao Pendant Quang Vinh. "Cao" is also his Vietnamese mother's last name, and Pendant is his French father's last name.
It is known that the Police team has tried to complete the procedures for this left-back before the AFF Cup 2024 but has only achieved results at this point.
Thus, Quang Vinh Pendant will be able to play for the Vietnam national team in official matches from April 2025. However, Mr. Kim Sang-sik will not call up this player for the match against Laos because the paperwork has not been completed to register with FIFA. Unlike Xuan Son, Quang Vinh can enter the field early because he is of Vietnamese blood.
Vietnam U22 coach looks forward to the "quality test" with China U22
Before the tournament in China, U22 Vietnam had 2 draws with the same score of 1-1 with PVF Youth and Quang Ninh Club. The acting head coach of U22 Vietnam admitted that the team still has many points to improve, so the 3 matches at CFA Team China 2025 are extremely valuable, helping his students to improve.
According to coach Dinh Hong Vinh, U22 China is a team with good physique, good physical strength and disciplined playing style. Therefore, he and his students are especially looking forward to the match with the host team, like a quality test for his students.
“They always show fierceness in the disputes and have many potential players playing at top clubs in China. This is a quality test for U22 Vietnam,” Coach Dinh Hong Vinh emphasized.
Italy's attack, from shortage to surplus
From struggling with the problem of center forwards, the Italian team now possesses the two most fearsome "killers" in Serie A: Moise Kean and Mateo Retegui. With the return of Giacomo Raspadori and the advancement of Lorenzo Lucca, coach Luciano Spalletti of the Italian team possesses a promising attack.
Luciano Spalletti's squad has grown to 63 players after 20 matches played so far (11 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses; 34 goals scored and 21 conceded).
Japan will qualify for the 2026 World Cup if they win the match
Today, the seventh match of the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup will take place. If Japan wins the match, it will soon win a ticket to the world's final playground next year.
If they win, Japan will become the first Asian team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Because three points against Bahrain will help the Blue Samurai widen the gap with the third-placed team to at least 10 points, while the next qualifying round has only 3 matches left.
