Vietnam arrives in UAE to get ready for match against China

Vietnam’s national football team on October 1 arrived in the UAE for a match against China in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Vietnam arrives in UAE to get ready for match against China ảnh 1Vietnam’s national football team arrives in the UAE on October 1 after a 7-hour-long flight. (Photo: VFF)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s national football team onOctober 1 arrived in the UAE for a match against China in the final round ofthe 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers.

The Vietnamese footballers are scheduled to take part in the first trainingsession in the UAE to prepare for the game at 10pm the same day (Vietnam time).

Vietnam will face China at Sharjah Football Stadium at 0amon October 8 (Vietnam time). Both collected zero points after their two openingmatches.

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 spot at the 2022 Qatar World Cup./.
VNA

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