Vietnam may meet UAE again in the final round of World Cup qualifiers; Tuan Anh needs more time to recover

Vietnam may meet UAE again in the final World Cup qualifiers

The 12 final qualifying teams are divided into 6 groups based on the FIFA rankings above to draw lots to divide the groups,Vietnamfall into the bottom group Lebanon. Teams in the same group will not fall into the same group, so Vietnam could face all 10 remaining teams, including Japan, Iran, Australia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, China, Oman and Syria.

Since UAE is in the same group as Saudi Arabia, Vietnam will only be able to face one of these two teams. Reuniting with UAE as in the second qualifying round can be considered easy for Vietnam, because Saudi Arabia has participated in the World Cup five times, while UAE has only participated once in 1990 - where they lost all three group stage matches.

UAE beat Vietnam 3-2 to take the top spot in Group G of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup on June 15, but a rematch with UAE in the third qualifying round will be easier for Vietnam than against Saudi Arabia. Photo: Lam Thoa

Group four, which includes China and Iraq, is not easy either. China are showing signs of decline, but they have won all six of their previous matches against Vietnam. Vietnam drew with Iraq in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, but lost the other three matches.

In group five, Oman ranked above Syria, but Syria entered the final qualifying round as the top team in Group A. Oman was in the second group with Vietnam in the second qualifying round.

With the first two seed groups, the superior strength of Japan, Iran, Australia and South Korea all make the remaining opponents wary.Coach Park Hang-seowould find it awkward to face South Korea, so he would rather face Australia in pot two. In pot one, Japan and Iran both beat Vietnam in the 2019 Asian Cup, 1-0 and 2-0 respectively.

12 teams participatedWorld Cup 2022 final qualifiersThe Asian region will be divided into two groups of six teams each, according to the draw on July 1. There is only one rule when drawing lots, which is that teams in the same group cannot be in the same group. It is likely that the final qualifying round will take place on a neutral ground, and the participating teams will compete to host it. The first round of the final qualifying round will take place on September 2, 2021. The eighth round, if held on schedule, could fall on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Tuan Anh needs more time to recover from injury

Having suffered an ankle injury from a malicious tackle from an Indonesian player in the match on the night of June 7, although doctors said Tuan Anh's injury was not too serious, this player still needs more time to recover. That's because in the following two matches between Malaysia - Vietnam and UAE - Vietnam, this midfielder was still not registered to play.

Tuan Anh and his teammates have returned to Vietnam. Photo: Football Newspaper

On June 17, Tuan Anh and his teammates returned to Vietnam and were quarantined for 7 days at a hotel in District 7 (HCMC). Talking to us, Tuan Anh shared: “Although my leg has no serious problems, it still hurts when doing some movements. I still can't run because walking still hurts, maybe I need to rest and heal for a while longer to get better.” Tuan Anh said that during the quarantine period, he still practiced to recover according to the instructions of the team's doctors. After 7 days of quarantine, he will return to visit his family in Thai Binh and self-isolate here for another 7 days before he can return to normal activities.

Fans go crazy for De Bruyne at Euro 2021

Entering the field in the 46th minute, De Bruyne only needed 25 minutes to help Belgium come back to win 2-1. After making a cool and precise pass to Thorgan Hazard to equalize in the 55th minute, the Man City star himself shot like a man from about 17 meters to seal the score in the 70th minute.

"De Bruyne is the second most underrated player in the world, after Messi," wrote Twitter user @Rafael Hernandez.

@The Gerrard Era affirmed: "De Bruyne is so perfect and enjoyable to watch now. He scores goals, creates regularly, passes beautifully and passes long very well. A great player".

De Bruyne decided the match after only 25 minutes of appearing. Photo: Reuters.

According to most fans, De Bruyne's performance was truly "world class". Some fans likened the 29-year-old midfielder to a piece of code for the Belgian team to hack football.