Vietnam team plays friendly match with Iraq; Determines Cong Phuong's opponent in AFC Cup
(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.
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| West Ham and Liverpool starting lineups. |
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.
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| MU officially recruited Bruno Fernandes. Photo: B/R. |
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.
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| World Cup 2022 second qualifying round. |
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.
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| Top 10 most expensive clubs in Southeast Asia. |
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.
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| Cong Phuong and his teammates are expected to pass the AFC Cup group stage. (Photo: Buriram United) |
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.
