Center back Que Ngoc Hai: 'The matches against Indonesia and Malaysia are very important for the Vietnam national team'

Immediately after the announcement of postponing the matches in March, and focusing on the remaining 8 matches of Group G from June 3-15 -World Cup 2022 Asian Qualifiers Round 2, AFC also arranges the time to organize the matches.

Specifically, AFC divided 8 matches into 7 days. Round 7 (corresponding to the old schedule) took place in 2 days (June 3-4). Round 9 took place in 2 days (June 7-8). Round 8 took place in 2 days (June 11-12) before Round 10 took place on the same day, June 15. If nothing changes, the identity of the host country for the remaining matches of Group G will be announced by AFC on March 15.

With the Vietnam team, teachers and studentsPark Hang-seowill meet Indonesia on June 7, face Malaysia on June 11 before facing UAE on June 15.

Regarding the competition schedule, Vietnam has two advantages. First, after arriving at the venue on May 31, Vietnam will have one week to prepare. Second, Vietnam will compete with opponents of increasing difficulty.

The 2022 World Cup qualifiers have many changes in the match schedule to help the Vietnam national team have the strongest squad. Photo: TK

Comments on the opportunities of the Vietnam national team, captainQue Ngoc Haisaid: “The centralized competition will put any team in Group G at a disadvantage because they will not be able to play at home in the remaining matches. Having to travel and be quarantined will also force the teams to come up with suitable training and competition plans.

For the Vietnam national team, the remaining 3 matches in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, each match is very important. However, the matches against two opponents in the Southeast Asian region, Indonesia and Malaysia, will directly affect the ranking of the Vietnam national team in Group G. Therefore, these are 2 opponents that the Vietnam national team must determine to have favorable results.

The advantage of the Vietnam national team when moving the schedule to June is in terms of force. At that time, players with long-term injuries such as Duy Manh and Van Hau will have time to recover and regain their best feeling. We also hope that the Covid-19 epidemic will pass quickly so that V.League 2021 as well as all activities of life can return to normal."

Center back Que Ngoc Hai identified Indonesia and Malaysia as two opponents that will influence the final result of Group G of the Vietnam national team. Photo: TK

The national team captain shared more about the team: “Renewing the team is always necessary for any team in the world, not just the Vietnam team. The important thing is that we must have depth in our force. I believe that with the existing players and new faces, we will create new vitality for the team.

From now until the official matches is a valuable time for coach Park Hang-seo and the coaching staff of the Vietnamese team to review, evaluate and come up with the best plans through the matches at V.League 2021."

IfVietnam National TeamTopping Group G, securing a ticket to the next round with 17 points or more, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates will become the Southeast Asian representative with the best record in history. Previously, Thailand was the most successful team when they entered the final qualifying round of the 2002 World Cup with 16 points.

Group B match schedule - 2022 World Cup qualifiers according to AFC plan

Round 7 (concentrated): 3-4/6

Thailand - Indonesia

UAE - Malaysia

Round 9 (concentrated): 7-8/6

UAE - Thailand

Vietnam - Indonesia (June 7)

Round 8 (concentrated): 11-12/6

Indonesia - UAE

Malaysia - Vietnam (June 11)

Round 10 (concentrated): 15/6

UAE - Vietnam

Thailand – Malaysia

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