Vietnam placed in No. 6 seed group for draw of World Cup's third qualifiers

Vietnam were placed in the No. 6 seed group, together with Lebanon, among six seed groups for the upcoming draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s third Asian qualifiers.
Vietnam placed in No. 6 seed group for draw of World Cup's third qualifiers ảnh 1The Vietnamese national team advance to the third qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup for the first time. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam were placed in the No. 6 seed group, together withLebanon, among six seed groups for the upcoming draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s thirdAsian qualifiers.

With two wins and one loss in the final matches in group G of the second qualifiers inthe United Arabian Emirates (UAE), Vietnam earned 2.79 more points and ranked11th among 12 teams competing in the third qualifiers. Lebanon ranked in the 12th position.

The No. 1 group comprises Japan and Iran. Meanwhile, Australia andthe Republic of Korea are in the No. 2 group, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the No. 3, Iraq andChina in the No. 4, and Oman and Syria in the No. 5 groups.

The 12 teams will be divided into two groups, each has sixteams.

The draw is scheduled to take place on July 1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia./.

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