Determining 9 teams entering the 1/8 round of Asian Cup 2023, Indonesia in a difficult position; 1m84 tall Vietnamese-American striker wants to contribute to the Vietnam National Team

1m84 tall Vietnamese-American striker wants to contribute to the Vietnam National Team

Overseas Vietnamese player with ideal height Tony Pham Phong expressed his desire to contribute to the Vietnam National Team in the future.

Tony Pham Phong was first mentioned by the Vietnamese media in June 2023, at the same time as Andrej Nguyen An Khanh - a Vietnamese-American striker who caught the eye of coach Philippe Troussier. According to information, the striker born in 2005 is currently playing for U19 HJK Helsinki in Finland. Notably, Tony Pham Phong is a player of Finnish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese blood. However, with his love for Vietnam, Tony Pham Phong longs to contribute and play football in the S-shaped land.

In terms of appearance, the striker born in 2005 leaves an impression with his height of up to 1m84. Honestly, this is the ideal and desirable height for Vietnamese players at the present time, especially in the striker position. Not only height, the ability to accelerate and block are the strengths of Tony Pham Phong every time he is on the field.

Determining 9 teams entering the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup, Indonesia is in a "life-threatening" situation

At this point, the 2023 Asian Cup Round of 16 has determined 9/16 teams to qualify. Meanwhile, Indonesia is in a "life-threatening" situation facing the risk of being eliminated.

With two representatives from Southeast Asia, both Thailand and Indonesia are still anxiously waiting for the remaining matches to know their fate. Of which, Indonesia will have to brace themselves to fight against Japan in the third match taking place on the evening of January 24. If they want to hope to continue, Mr. Shin Tae Yong's team must get at least 1 point against the Blue Samurai.

In case of defeat, Indonesia will have to wait until the end of the group stage to know their fate. If they only have 3 points after the group stage, Indonesia will win a ticket for the best third-placed team when Oman (with 1 point) fails to beat Kyrgyzstan in the match of Group F. If Oman wins, Indonesia will have to leave the game early. It seems that the door for the team from the archipelago to continue is quite narrow.

Syria 1-0 India: Win by a narrow margin to qualify for the next round

A narrow 1-0 victory over India helped the Syrian national team qualify for the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup.

Syria finished the group stage in 3rd place, with 4 points and a goal difference of 0. They are definitely ahead of the 3rd place team in Group A, China (2 points) and the 3rd place team in Group D.

Because in Group D, if Japan draws with Indonesia, Indonesia will be in 3rd place with 4 points and a goal difference of -1. This result is worse than Syria. If Japan or Indonesia wins, the remaining team will only be in 3rd place with only 3 points. This result is still worse than Syria. Thanks to that, Syria is definitely one of the 4 third-placed teams to qualify for the next round.

Cristiano Ronaldo injured, Al Nassr immediately postponed matches

Al Nassr have been forced to postpone matches on their tour of China, after Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo suffered an injury.

Nassr were forced to postpone two matches of their tour of China after Ronaldo suffered an injury. The decision was announced by Al Nassr and the Portuguese international has apologised.

Why is there so much injustice with MU players?

With five days to go before the FA Cup fourth round tie with Newport County, the Manchester United players are taking advantage of the holiday in Dubai and are being criticised. Is this fair?

Not to mention that MU is an old force that receives much more attention than usual, it is the performance on the field that makes the Red Devils players treated unfairly. To find justice for themselves, Ten Hag and his team should not explain, but only act. Only winning, winning continuously, winning like last season can somewhat calm the anger of the fans!