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"We did not lose the game to Thailand, but I'm not satisfied with this result. I want us to win," Park said as Vietnam had a goalless draw with Thailand in the second round of their 2022 World Cup qualification in Group G Tuesday night, repeating the result they had in the first leg in September. "However, not letting Thailand to get three points is half success. Vietnam was defeated by Thailand in 2015 in Hanoi and after today, we have proved that it is not easy for Thailand to beat us anymore. That is a postive progress," he said. Vietnam started the game on the offense but made several mistakes and thus missed many chances to score. For that, Park said what he and the team could do is practicing harder to eliminate as many as mistakes as they could. "We will play the next game of the World Cup qualifiers in March next year and I still have a lot of time to make changes. I could not say any plans now but for sure, there will be adjustments." In the first half of the match, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s draw against Thailand is half success, says coach

  Vietnamese midfielder Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng (left) battles with Thailand's Theerathon Bunmathan. — VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam and Thailand played out another goalless draw in Hà Nội tonight, leaving Việt Nam still unbeaten and atop Group G of the World Cup qualifiers. The match at Mỹ Đình Stadium was a repeat of the reverse fixture in September, when again the two sides couldn’t be separated, though in truth the home side will be happier with the point after withstanding a lot of second-half pressure. Việt Nam’s coach Park Hang-seo named the same team that defeated the United Arab Emirates on November 14, while Akira Nishino’s Thailand made several changes from the team that lost to Malaysia, with star left-back Theerathon Bunmathan back in the side after missing out through suspension. The home side almost enjoyed a dream … [Read more...] about Việt Nam battle to goalless draw with Thailand

After a 1-0 win over the UAE in their 2022 World Cup qualification on November 14 in Hanoi, Vietnam reached their highest place of 94 in the last 20 years. Vietnam's national football team Two days later, Congo and Cyprus, who ranked above Vietnam, both lost in their 2020 African Cup and 2020 Euro qualifiers, leading to their drops. Vietnam are No.12 in Asia and No.1 in Southeast Asia. The team will play against Thailand in their second leg of the World Cup’s second qualifiers at their home ground My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi on November 19 evening. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam placed No.92 in FIFA’s November rankings