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With two wins and one loss in the final matches in group G of the second qualifiers in the United Arabian Emirates (UAE), Vietnam earned 2.79 more points and ranked 11th among 12 teams competing in the third qualifiers. Lebanon ranked in the 12th position. The No. 1 group comprises Japan and Iran. Meanwhile, Australia and the Republic of Korea are in the No. 2 group, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the No. 3, Iraq and China in the No. 4, and Oman and Syria in the No. 5 groups. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups, each has six teams. The draw is scheduled to take place on July 1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam placed in No. 6 seed group for draw of World Cup’s third qualifiers

The final round classifies the teams based on their FIFA rankings, putting Vietnam in the last tier with Lebanon. Teams in the same tier will not be in the same group, therefore, excluding Lebanon, Vietnam may clash with the other 10 teams that are Japan, Iran, Australia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, China, Oman and Syria. The UAE are in tier three with Saudi Arabia and Vietnam have a 50 percent chance to be in the same group with one of them. If Vietnam are in the same group with the UAE, it would be easier for the Golden Dragons since Saudi Arabia are more experienced, having qualified for World Cup five times while the UAE qualified only once. In tier four are China and Iraq. Although China are declining on form, they won all previous six encounters with Vietnam. For Iraq, Vietnam only drew one and lost three of their matches. Oman and Syria are in tier five. Syria topped their group in the second round while Oman advanced as one of the best second-placed teams, the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, UAE may face off again in final World Cup qualifying round