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Coach Park Hang-seo of Việt Nam (centre), who is suspended for the  2022 World Cup qualifier, is still confident his team will triumph against the UAE on Tuesday. Photo webthethao.vn

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will have to do without head coach Park Hang-seo in the 2022 World Cup qualifying match against the host UAE on Tuesday but the South Korean is confident of a good result in his absence.

Park is suspended for the match after he was given a second yellow card in the 2-1 win over Malaysia on Friday night in Dubai’s Al-Maktoum Stadium.

The 63-year-old acted aggressively when his midfielder Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy was fouled by Malaysia’s Liridon Krasniqi near the end of the game.

His reaction resulted in a yellow card from Japanese referee Sato Ryuji. He was also booked in the match against Thailand on September 5, 2019.

“I have received two cards and manage the team against the UAE. My reaction is to help Việt Nam reach our target of advancing to the last qualifying round. If we have good result and qualify, then my mission is complete,” Park said.

“I watched the UAE in a match against Malaysia and we played them already in the first leg match. But I have to confess that I have not searched them carefully to know how different they are now.

“They are really a strong team. We are on top of the group but UAE players’ physique and technique are among the best in Asia. But I still have plan which will be used to help us win this match.”

It is the second time that Park has been banned. At the 30th Southeast Asian Games last December in the Philippines, he received a red card and was sidelined for four matches after an angry exchange with referee Majed Al-Shamrani during the final between Việt Nam and Indonesia when his midfielder Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng was fouled by an Indonesian player but escaped a warning.

Park’s assistant Lee Young-jin will take charge of the team on Tuesday.

Việt Nam with 17 points need only a draw result to make history. A loss with minimum result could also be enough as they may qualify as the best second-placed team.

Meanwhile the hosts, on 15 points, must win to take top place and qualify, otherwise they would be ousted.

After beating Malaysia, Việt Nam jump one step up to 90th place in the world with total 1,271 points.

The national team will receive VNĐ3 billion (US$130,500) bonus from the Việt Nam Football Federation and President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc if they win.  VNS

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has invited Vietnam to send a shooting athlete to participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games, which is expected to take place later this year.

The invitation was stated in a letter sent to the Vietnam Shooting Federation on Sunday.

As no athletes in the Vietnamese shooting team have been qualified to participate in this year’s Olympic Games, the ISSF has asked the Southeast Asian country to send one shooter to compete in the 10-meter air pistol category at the event.

Famous shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh previously won the gold medal in this category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

A source close to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper confirmed that the Vietnam Shooting Federation will nominate Vinh as the country’s representative to the Tokyo Olympics.

Although Vinh could not earn a ticket to the Games through qualifiers, that he is the most experienced in the Vietnamese shooting team makes him fittest for this slot.

One of the reasons why Vinh and other Vietnamese shooters could not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Their training plans have been repeatedly affected over the past year.

Vietnam was also unable to participate in many international shooting tournaments due to the pandemic.

The Tokyo Olympic Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.

Formerly slated to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020, the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of COVID-19.

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Police in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday launched criminal proceedings against a religious mission in the same district for spreading COVID-19 in the community.

The charge in the indictment includes “spreading dangerous infectious diseases to humans.”

Through an investigation into the recent outbreaks associated with Revival Ekklesia Mission, a Christian congregation based in Go Vap, the authorities determined that this religious mission did not comply with regulations on COVID-19 prevention, leading to the spread of the disease to many people.

A total of 142 infections that can be traced back to this mission have been detected since May 27, according to the municipal health department.

This number adds up to 157 COVID-19 patients logged in Ho Chi Minh City as of Monday morning.

Vietnam’s daily local infections rose by 68 cases on Monday noon, the health ministry said in a midday update. The agency will give another update at 6:00 pm.

Vietnam has detected 4,164 domestic infections in 34 provinces and cities since April 27, when the fourth wave broke out in the Southeast Asian country, according to the Ministry of Health’s data.

The nation has recorded 7,236 cumulative COVID-19 patients since the virus first emerged on January 23, 2020.

Recoveries have hit 2,950, while 47 virus-related fatalities have been documented so far.

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