The national team will visit Vietnam in the fourth round of the double qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the Asian Cup 2023 tomorrow, at the Mai Dinh Stadium, and will have «White» only to win, to make up for the loss in the last round against Thailand two goals Versus a goal.
In spite of the historical superiority of «White» over Vietnam, the team nicknamed «Golden Dragons» poses a new threat to the national team, especially after the great boom witnessed in Vietnamese football in the last two years, after the great brilliance achieved in Asian championships in various categories, Since the signing of the South Korean coach, Park Hang Seo, in 2017.
Vietnamese football has gone through a difficult period, after being overwhelmed by problems and scandals due to betting, involving former and current top players, most recently in 2015, in which former international Tran Manh was jailed for 30 months, as well as a number of other players. .
Following the historic achievement of Vietnam in the 2019 Asian Cup, to qualify for the quarter-finals, the local football association maintained the stability of the team, by keeping the Korean coach Park Hang-seo, and the most prominent players who participated in the continental championship, to reap the fruits of stability in the current qualifiers, topping Group G standings with seven points, equal to Thailand.
The winners of each of the eight groups, along with the top four second-placed teams, qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup and the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Vietnam has witnessed a major development for the last two years, after it caused an unexpected surprise to win the Olympic team runners-up in the AFC Asian Cup 2018, under 23 years in China, where Vietnam beat the teams: Syria, Iraq and Qatar, and narrowly lost in the final from Uzbekistan 2-1 While the most outstanding talent in Vietnamese football in recent years, the top scorer Nguyen Quang Hai, who scored five goals.
The 'Golden Dragons' continued the Asian glow, having managed for the first time to take fourth place at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, while reaching the peak of brilliance in the 2019 Asian Cup, to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The talented midfielder, Nguyen Quang Hai, is one of the most prominent players of the new generation, who was actively involved in the 2017 World Cup.
The 24-year-old has a lot of experience, having become the second Vietnamese player to move to Europe, after the veteran striker Le Kong Vinh (33 years), moved to Portugal's Lechois in 2009, while Quang joined the Belgian St Troydens, in June. He has had more than one professional experience in Asia to realize the dream of playing in Europe, having played in 2016 in the Japanese second division with Mito Holihok, before moving in 2019 to the South Korean league with Incheon United.
Nguyen Quang Hai has made 33 caps for Vietnam, scoring eight goals, including two in the 2019 Asian Cup, against Iraq, in the group stage, and Jordan in the last 16.