Vietnam's football team will meet Singapore in a make-or-break match in Group B of the ASEAN Football Championship AFF-Suzuki Cup on Dec. 8.
The hosts, who lost 2-0 to the Philippines on Dec. 5, must win to guarantee a spot in the semi-finals.
The Philippines, who lead the group with four points, need only a draw with Myanmar to qualify for the last four.
Singapore scraped a last minute 2-1 win over Myanmar on Dec. 5 and will advance to the semi-finals if they draw with Vietnam at the 40,000 capacity My Dinh National Stadium.
"Singapore showed good mental toughness to defeat Myanmar in the last two minutes on Sunday. However, we won't miss our chances to score the goals we need to defeat them," said Vietnam's coach Henrique Calisto.
"We were unable to score in our game against the Philippines, but I'm proud of my players because they fought hard during the match. They have worked hard since they helped Vietnam win the AFF Cup two years ago," he told a press conference.
Singapore's coach Radojko Avramovic said the match with Vietnam has been highly anticipated between the two sets of fans.
"It will be an intriguing match (between Vietnam and Singapore) for spectators, not for coaches. I think the match will be exciting, but very tough for us," Avramovic said.
Myanmar meet the Philippines at Nam Dinh's Thien Truong Stadium, 90km south of Hanoi, while Vietnam play Singapore in Hanoi, both at 7pm on Dec. 8.
Philippines coach Simon McMenemy said he had told his players to give 100 percent in the upcoming game./.
The hosts, who lost 2-0 to the Philippines on Dec. 5, must win to guarantee a spot in the semi-finals.
The Philippines, who lead the group with four points, need only a draw with Myanmar to qualify for the last four.
Singapore scraped a last minute 2-1 win over Myanmar on Dec. 5 and will advance to the semi-finals if they draw with Vietnam at the 40,000 capacity My Dinh National Stadium.
"Singapore showed good mental toughness to defeat Myanmar in the last two minutes on Sunday. However, we won't miss our chances to score the goals we need to defeat them," said Vietnam's coach Henrique Calisto.
"We were unable to score in our game against the Philippines, but I'm proud of my players because they fought hard during the match. They have worked hard since they helped Vietnam win the AFF Cup two years ago," he told a press conference.
Singapore's coach Radojko Avramovic said the match with Vietnam has been highly anticipated between the two sets of fans.
"It will be an intriguing match (between Vietnam and Singapore) for spectators, not for coaches. I think the match will be exciting, but very tough for us," Avramovic said.
Myanmar meet the Philippines at Nam Dinh's Thien Truong Stadium, 90km south of Hanoi, while Vietnam play Singapore in Hanoi, both at 7pm on Dec. 8.
Philippines coach Simon McMenemy said he had told his players to give 100 percent in the upcoming game./.
