Vietnam lost 2-3 to Iraq in their first match of Group D in the AFC Asian Cup 2019, which took place in Zayed Sport City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on January 8. Under pressure of Vietnam’s attacks, Iraqi defender Ali Faez Atia scored an own goal, opening the score for Vietnam. Cong Phuong restored the lead for the Southeast Asian team in the 42nd with a tap-in after a rebound from Trong Hoang's right-winged shot. The first half ended after three added minutes with Vietnam leading 2-1. However, Iraq equalized the score in the 35th, 60th and 90th minute. The match ended 3-2 in favour of Iraq. Vietnam is pooled with Iran, Iraq and Yemen in Group D of the AFC Asian Cup 2019. Vietnam suffered a 0-2 defeat to Iran, which was seen as the strongest team in Group D, in their second encounter at the AFC Asian Cup in the UAE on January 12. The first half ended after one extra minute, with a goal scored by forward Sardar Azmoun of Iran in the 37th minute. In … [Read more...] about Relive Vietnamese team’s historic journey at AFC Asian Cup 2019
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Vietnam qualifies for AFC Asian Cup quarterfinals
At the 39th minute, Jordan scored the opening goal after a free kick of Abdel-Rahman. By the 52rd minute, No.10 striker Cong Phuong received ball from Trong Hoang to equalizer for Vietnam. After over 90 minutes of official match, both teams entered the extra times but the result 1-1 was maintaining. Two teams have to decide by the penalty shootings to earn ticket for quarterfinals. With result of 4-2, the red jersey team deserved completely to go through the AFC Asian Cup quarterfinals. The red jersey team deserves completely to go through the AFC Asian Cup quarterfinals. Completed by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about Vietnam qualifies for AFC Asian Cup quarterfinals
Vietnam win last ticket to Asian Cup knockout round
The Vietnamese national football team's captain Que Ngoc Hai (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam secured the last ticket to the knockout round of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in the United Arab Emirates after narrowly qualified over Lebanon on fair-play points. Both Vietnam and Lebanon had three points after three group matches and the same goal difference of -1. However, Vietnam accumulated five yellow cards as compared to seven of Lebanon. Lebanon showed great determination with a convincing 4-1 win against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea despite conceding the match’s opening goal. Earlier, fans of the “Golden Dragons” watched in regret as Oman doubled the lead in their clash with Turkmenistan when there were just seconds left on the clock to win 3-1 to book a spot in the round of 16. Vietnam had previously lost 2-3 to Iraq and 0-2 to Iran, but the team beat Yemen 2-0 in Group D. Vietnam will face Jordan, the winner of … [Read more...] about Vietnam win last ticket to Asian Cup knockout round
10 Vietnamese join AFC program to promote Asian Cup
Tran The Tam is one of them. When the tournament kicked off in the UAE last Saturday, he was assigned the task of filming fans and taking photos with them. Tam, who has been living in the UAE for the last four years, is one of three Vietnamese there volunteering for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup UAE Playmakers Program. It is an initiative by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to promote the tournament, increase interaction with fans and increase exchanges between the 24 participating nations in the spirit of "Bringing Asia together," the tournament’s slogan. It has more than 600 ambassadors aged between 14 and 54 from 61 nations. They are called "playmakers" and receive support from UAE-based embassies, businesses and individuals for raising awareness of the tournament in their communities. The main task of a playmaker like Tam is to create and promote content about the tournament or receive content from the organizers and promote it on their own social networks. They also have to … [Read more...] about 10 Vietnamese join AFC program to promote Asian Cup
Vietnam forecast to cause surprise at Asian Cup 2019
>>> Asian Cup: Vietnam team to face three Western Asian rivals in “group of death” Recently, the prestigious sports network FOX Sports Asia ran an article to review the Vietnamese team and their journey at the upcoming Asian Cup, saying that the "Golden Dragons" could completely surpass Group D, which consists of two strong opponents, Iran and Iraq, and even win one of the top two positions in the group to qualify automatically for the last 16 with a top-two finish in their group. Having only participated in the first Asian Cup finals in 2007 (as co-hosts), Vietnam are in a rather tough group in the 2019 tournament, as they have to compete for a ticket to progress against Iran, Iraq and Yemen. However, according to FOX Sports Asia, with the current squad and impressive performance in the past year, coach Park Hang-seo’s side could open the opportunity to reach the Round of 16 as one of the four-best third-placed teams, according to the new format of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam forecast to cause surprise at Asian Cup 2019