Nguyen Anh Duc scored the opener to put Vietnam in front before half-time, but Abu Amara’s second-half equaliser prevented coach Park Hang-seo’s side from pocketing a victory against Jordan in their last Group C match as part of the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers on March 27 night. Favourite striker Nguyen Cong Phuong (in red) plays a good game against Jordan The encounter was merely a dead rubber, as both Vietnam and Jordan had already booked their places in the final round of next year’s AFC Asian Cup, scheduled to take place between January 5 and February 1, 2019. Ahead of the match, Vietnam was standing at second in Group C with nine points, two behind the group leaders, Jordan. A victory would gift Park Hang-seo’s side the top spot, thus holding the advantage in the draw for the final stage. Park included seven players of Vietnam’s U23s in the starting lineup at King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, namely Pham Xuan Manh, Bui Tien Dung, Tran Dinh Trong, Vu … [Read more...] about Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers: Vietnam hold Jordan to a 1-1 draw
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VN in Group C for Asian Cup qualifier
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam have been drawn in Group C for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2019’s third qualification round. In the draw held yesterday in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Afghanistan and Cambodia were drawn as the other Group C teams. Twenty other squads have been divided into five other groups. In Group C, Jordan are the strongest team with a FIFA ranking of 107 as per the latest announcement made last week. They were the second-placed team in Group B in the second qualification round. Viet Nam, a third-placed team in the second qualifiers, are the second ranked team in Group C at No 136, while Afghanistan are No 151 and Cambodia at No 172. Afghanistan are one of best fourth-placed teams from the second qualifiers, while Cambodia are in because they won the Qualifiers Play-off I for the tournament. In the competition schedule which was also released last night, Viet Nam will first play Afghanistan away on March 28. Two best … [Read more...] about VN in Group C for Asian Cup qualifier
Vietnam in group 2 at AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation has announced the seeds for the draw of the last qualifying round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Viet Nam are in Group 2 with Palestine, Tajikistan, India, China’s Hong Kong and Turkmenistan. Group 1 consists of Jordan, the Philippines, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Oman and Bahrain. Group 3 includes Lebanon, Maldives, Yemen, Chinese Taipei, Afghanistan and Myanmar, while Malaysia, Singapore, Campuchia, Bhutan, Guam and Kuwait are in Group 4. The draw will take place on January 18 next year. The competition is scheduled to begin on March 28. 12 teams earned official tickets to compete in the event’s final round, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia, Thailand and Iraq. VNS … [Read more...] about Vietnam in group 2 at AFC Asian Cup
Việt Nam in group 2 at AFC Asian Cup
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The Asian Football Confederation has announced the seeds for the draw of the last qualifying round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Việt Nam are in Group 2 with Palestine, Tajikistan, India, China's Hong Kong and Turkmenistan. Group 1 consists of Jordan, the Philippines, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Oman and Bahrain. Group 3 includes Lebanon, Maldives, Yemen, Chinese Taipei, Afghanistan and Myanmar, while Malaysia, Singapore, Campuchia, Bhutan, Guam and Kuwait are in Group 4. The draw will take place on January 18 next year. The competition is scheduled to begin on March 28. 12 teams earned official tickets to compete in the event's final round, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia, Thailand and Iraq. - VNS … [Read more...] about Việt Nam in group 2 at AFC Asian Cup
Việt Nam will play ’friendly matches’ to train for Asian Cup
The Việt Nam national men's football team will play friendly matches to prepare for the upcoming third qualifying round of the AFC Asian Cup 2019, according to the Việt Nam Football Federation. The Vietnamese team returned home yesterday, after a 0-1 defeat against Iraq put an end to the country's dream of competing for the World Cup for now. The team will reconvene in May to play a friendly match with Syria, one of the 12 best teams of the 2018 World Cup's qualifying round. The friendly match will be played at Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hà Nội on May 31. After that, the Vietnamese team will leave for Myanmar to take part in a friendly football tournament in June. The AFC event's third round will include 24 teams, divided into six groups of four. The small groups will play home-and-away round-robin matches, and compete for 12 slots in the AFC Asian Cup's final round. - VNS … [Read more...] about Việt Nam will play ’friendly matches’ to train for Asian Cup