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Vietnam strive to gain points at World Cup qualifiers' final round

Vietnam will play against the hosts Oman on October 12 in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Vietnam strive to gain points at World Cup qualifiers' final round ảnh 1At a training session of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will play against thehosts Oman on October 12 in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asianqualifiers.

The game will kick off at 11 pm (Vietnam time).

Defender Ho Tan Tai voiced his hope that football fans willcontinue to support the team and all members will exert further efforts in abid to earn points in upcoming matches of the final qualifying round.

After suffering a 2-3 defeat to China on October 7, Vietnamare the only squad in Group B that have yet to collect any points and remained at the bottom of the group.

Vietnam strive to gain points at World Cup qualifiers' final round ảnh 2Head coach Park Hang-seo (centre) joins a training practice with Vietnames players (Photo: VNA)

The Vietnamese team previously lost 0-1 to Australia and 1-3to Saudi Arabia.

This is the first time Vietnam have ever played in the final round of World Cup qualifiers. However, many Vietnamese footballers havesuffered from injuries.

Meanwhile, Oman defeated Asian powerhouses Japan 1-0 in their openinggame of the final round in held September. They were later beaten by SaudiArabia and Australia./.

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