UAE lost their number one striker in the match against Vietnam; Xuan Truong's surgery was successful

UAE lost its number 1 scorer in the match against Vietnam

The UAE team will not be able to have the service of main striker Ali Mabkhout in the away match against Vietnam due to suspension.

Key striker Ali Mabkhout has scored 6 goals for UAE after 3 matches in Group G - World Cup qualifiers.

Obviously, this will be a disadvantage for UAE but also good news for Vietnam. Mabkhout has scored consecutively in all 3 matches for UAE against Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Vietnam national football team has a chance to return to 97th place in the world

The FIFA rankings for October 2019 will not be announced until October 24. However, based on the calculation tool and the results of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, it is possible to determine the rankings of the national teams.

Vietnam took over 15th place in the continent from Jordan, who drew 0-0 with Kuwait on October 10.

With 2 victories against Malaysia and Indonesia in October, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team earned about 14.44 points, thereby reaching a total score of 1,245. This score helped Vietnam return to 97th place in the world and be in the Top 15 in Asia.

Xuan Truong's surgery was successful in Korea.

Midfielder Luong Xuan Truong successfully underwent knee ligament surgery in Korea and is expected to take 6 months to recover.

If he recovers well, the player wearing the number 6 shirt can be called back by coach Park Hang-seo to the Vietnamese team to play the last two matches of Group G, the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, against Indonesia and the UAE in June next year.

Currently, Xuan Truong is in the hospital and is being monitored by doctors after surgery. It is known that Xuan Truong will stay in Korea until Lunar New Year before returning to Vietnam. The entire treatment costs of the HAGL midfielder will be paid by VFF because he was injured while on duty for the national team.

Messi revealed: Van Dijk is the toughest opponent

Messi and Barca lost to Van Dijk's Liverpool in the 2018/19 Champions League semi-finals. And he is still extremely impressed with the Dutch defender's ability.

Superstar Lionel Messi recently shared interesting things about the toughest opponent he has ever faced, center-back Virgil van Dijk.

Despite losing to Messi in the FIFA The Best race, the Dutch national team captain is still considered a strong candidate for the 2019 Golden Ball award.

December climb tests Liverpool's will

In the long-distance race for the Premier League title, December can be seen as an uphill climb for Liverpool.

Liverpool coach is quite nervous for this climb.

Specifically, from December 4 to January 2, Liverpool will have to play up to 9 matches. That could be an opportunity for Man City to narrow the gap with The Kop on the rankings,

Of course, before considering the uphill climb, Liverpool need to beat MU this weekend, for both honor and for the ambition to be crowned.