Thailand tops Group A; Al Nassr wanted to buy Messi before Ronaldo

Thailand 3-1 Cambodia result: Thailand ranked first in group A

Winning against Cambodia in the final match, Thailand ended the group stage as the leader of Group A.

Disappointingly, Thailand finally took the lead just before half-time.

Leading by 2 goals, Thailand still wanted to find more goals. However, when many scoring opportunities were missed, the home team had to pick the ball out of the net. In the 68th minute, Chanthea dribbled skillfully before firing a shot from 7 meters away, narrowing the score to 1-2 for the away team.

It was not until the last minute of the match that Thailand scored another goal. Dangda turned and shot very strongly, making the score 3-1 for the defending champions. At the end of the group stage, Thailand had 10 points like Indonesia but ranked first due to a better goal difference.

VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan visits and encourages U20 Vietnam

After 3 days of gathering, U20 Vietnam is actively preparing for the 2023 AFC U20 Championship. On the occasion of the New Year as well as to encourage and motivate the team, on January 2, VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan and VFF General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi visited coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team.

VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan expressed: “Vietnam U20 gathered at the transitional time between the old year and the new year, right on the occasion of the 2023 New Year, but the whole team still maintained training and implemented the training plan set out by the coaching board. On behalf of the VFF Standing Committee, I commend the whole team's training spirit. From now until the 2023 AFC U20 Championship, there are about 2 months left, I hope the whole team will have the most thorough preparation to complete the set goals."

Al Nassr wanted to buy Messi before Ronaldo

Coach Rudi Garcia shared that Al Nassr once intended to recruit superstar Lionel Messi after the 2022 World Cup. "I wanted to recruit Messi when he was still in Doha," the former Marseille coach said after Al Nassr's 1-0 victory over Al Khaleej in round 11 of the Saudi Pro League. However, Al Nassr ended up with Ronaldo under a record-breaking contract.

Brentford 3-1 Liverpool result: The Kop is further away from Top 4

Wissa scored 1 goal after 3 times putting the ball into the away team's net.

The earliest match of round 19 of the Premier League between Brentford and Liverpool ended with a resounding 3-1 victory for the home team. With this result, the "Bees" rose to 7th place on the rankings, while Liverpool stuck in 6th place and missed the opportunity to narrow the gap with the Top 4.