Vietnam may meet UAE again in the final World Cup qualifiers; Tuan Anh needs more time to recover
(Baonghean.vn) - According to FIFA's ranking of Asian teams on June 18, Vietnam ranked 11th in the group of 12 teams entering the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup; Tuan Anh's ankle after the dangerous tackle by the Indonesian player is still painful and he needs more time.
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,VietnamTeams in the same group cannot be drawn together, so Vietnam could face all 10 other 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 like 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.
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| 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 facing UAE again 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 first place in Group A. Oman was in the second group with Vietnam in the second qualifying round.
With the top two seed groups, the superior strength of Japan, Iran, Australia and South Korea makes the remaining opponents wary.Coach Park Hang-seowould find it awkward to face South Korea, so he would rather face Australia in group two. In group one, Japan and Iran both beat Vietnam in the 2019 Asian Cup, with scores of 1-0 and 2-0 respectively.
12 participating teamsfinal qualifying round for the 2022 World CupThe Asian region will be divided into two groups of six teams each according to the draw results on July 1. There is only one rule when drawing lots, which is that teams in the same group will not be in the same group. Most likely, the final qualifying round will take place on a neutral ground, and the participating teams will compete to host. The first round of the final qualifying round will take place on September 2, 2021. The eighth round, if held as scheduled, 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 is because in the following two matches between Malaysia - Vietnam and UAE - Vietnam, this midfielder was still not registered to play.
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| 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 does not have any serious problems, it still hurts when doing some movements. I still cannot 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
Coming on at minute 46, 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 minute 55, the Man City star himself shot like a man from about 17 meters to seal the score in minute 70.
"De Bruyne is the second most downplayed player in the world, after Messi," wrote Twitter user @Rafael Hernandez.
@The Gerrard Era affirmed: "Now De Bruyne is so perfect and enjoyable to watch. He scores goals, creates regularly, passes beautifully through balls and passes very well. A great player".
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| 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 compared the 29-year-old midfielder to a piece of code used by the Belgian team to hack football.
This was De Bruyne's first match at the Euros. Realizing that Belgium were struggling and were behind Denmark, coach Roberto Martinez decided to use the star who had just recovered from an injury - sustained in the Champions League final.
After scoring the decisive goal, De Bruyne did not celebrate. He wanted to show respect to Christian Eriksen, the Danish player who nearly died of a heart attack in the first match, as well as to the opposing fans. "We can be happy with the win. We knew it would be difficult against Denmark and their fans," De Bruyne said after the match.
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