Match against China at World Cup qualifiers important to Vietnam: head coach

The match against China in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is important to Vietnam, head coach Park Hang-seo affirmed at a press conference before the match, which is scheduled to take place at 0am on October 8 (Vietnam time).
Match against China at World Cup qualifiers important to Vietnam: head coach ảnh 1Head coach Park Hang-seo (Source: VFF)
Hanoi (VNA) – The match against China in thefinal round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers in the United ArabEmirates (UAE) is important to Vietnam, head coach Park Hang-seo affirmed at apress conference before the match, which is scheduled to take place at 0am on October 8(Vietnam time).

Both Vietnam and China suffered losses in their first two matches ofthe final round, so they are aiming for the third match, with a hope to have atleast one point to find a transition in the upcoming journey, Park said.

He said he is under a bit of pressure, as he knows Vietnamesefans are looking forward to this match. For players, the head coach pledged tofind ways to relieve them of pressure.

Vietnam will seek the best way to play the game, he statedadding that how to constrain China’s playing style is decisive to the upcomingmatch.

Match against China at World Cup qualifiers important to Vietnam: head coach ảnh 2Vietnamese players aiming for match against China (Source: VFF)
Vietnam lost to China in all their previous six face-offs.

The match will be played without audiences due to COVID-19,according to the stadium's managing board.

Both Vietnam and China collected zero points after their twoopening matches.

The Vietnamese team was defeated 0-1 by Australia and 1-3 bySaudi Arabia, while China lost 0-3 to Australia and 0-1 to Japan.

This is the first time Vietnam have ever played in such around of World Cup qualifiers. Vietnam are in Group B along with Japan,Australia, Saudi Arabia, China and Oman for a berth at the 2022 Qatar WorldCup./.

VNA

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