The team claims top spot in Group G by beating Vietnam

Decisive, "White"

The team defeated Indonesia 5-0 and is looking to beat Vietnam today.

Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

The national team is facing a decisive confrontation in the double qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup, when it meets Vietnam at 8:45 pm today, at Al-Wasl Stadium in Zabeel in the 10th round of Group G matches, as the "white" puts four considerations that make The team is more interested in winning the "Golden Dragon".

The national team seeks to achieve a victory that gives the team officially the top of Group G, and a ticket to qualify directly to the third stage of the World Cup qualifiers, especially since Vietnam leads the group standings with 17 points, while the “white” occupies second place with 15 points.

Winning the match is the only result that avoids the complex calculations of qualifying for the decisive stage of the World Cup qualifiers, as the best five teams occupy second place in the eight groups, while the national team occupies fifth place in the list of teams that occupy second place, He has chances to continue his career in the World Cup qualifiers.

As for the qualification calculations through the best five teams occupying second place, in the event of a draw against Vietnam, it will have a good chance of advancing to the third stage of the qualifiers, especially after Lebanon lost to South Korea with two goals to one, but “Al-Abyad” needs not to win. Jordan beat Australia, while if the "Nashma" wins, the UAE qualifies on the condition that Uzbekistan loses against Saudi Arabia, and Iran draws with Iraq with a lower score, or with the same result as the Emirates match with Vietnam.

Oman is currently leading the standings with 12 points, as Al-Ahmar meets Bangladesh in the tenth round, but the result of the Omani match will not benefit, especially since Bangladesh is fifth in Group E.

The Chinese team is in second place with 10 points, and the “Dragon” plays in the last round with the leader of the first group, the Syrian team, which officially qualified for the third stage of the qualifiers, while the Lebanese team is in third place, with 10 points, and the team ended its matches by losing against South Korea, on the other hand, is ranked fourth by Uzbekistan, with nine points, and plays a decisive match against Saudi Arabia, to determine the leader and runner-up of Group D.

The Iranian team comes in sixth place with nine points, and also plays a decisive confrontation at the top of Group C against Iraq, and finally Jordan occupies seventh place with eight points, and "Al-Nashma" is playing a difficult confrontation against the leaders of the second group, the Australian team.

The national team enters the confrontation with Vietnam in high spirits, after "Al-Abyad" won the past three matches, by defeating Malaysia with four goals without a response, over Thailand with three goals to one, and finally over Indonesia with five goals without a response.

Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk is betting on the strength of the UAE national team's offensive line, as the team scored 12 goals in three matches, especially the brilliance of Fabio Lima, who scored five goals alongside the team's historical scorer, Ali Mabkhout, who scored four goals.

The UAE team seeks to pay back the debt to its "Golden Dragon" counterpart, who won the first leg at home with a goal without a response, while "Al-Abyad" historically outperforms the Vietnam team by winning the UAE in four games compared to the victory of its opponent in two matches, where the "Al-Abyad" hopes that He repeats his superiority over Vietnam, who played twice in the Emirates, and lost both times with the same result with five goals without a response. The first time was in 2007 in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, and the second time in 2013 in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers.

On the other hand, facing the Vietnam national team will not be easy, especially as the team presents its best levels in the history of its participation in the World Cup qualifiers, after winning five matches, drawing two matches, while not losing in any match, and despite the low percentage of goals scored by the team, Which reached 11 goals in seven matches, but the "Golden Dragon" is distinguished by the strength of its defense line by conceding only two goals.

4 considerations:

1- The victory gives the UAE the ticket to qualify directly to the third stage of the World Cup qualifiers.

2 - The top of Group G grants "Al-Abyad" qualification directly to the 2023 Asian Cup.

3- The victory makes the team avoid entering the qualification calculations through the top 5 teams occupying second place in the eight groups.

4- He returned the debt to the Vietnam national team, which won the first leg with a goal without a response.

Chances of the team in the event of a draw with Vietnam:

- The UAE qualifies after Lebanon lost to South Korea, and in the event of a tie or loss against Jordan against Australia.

The UAE will qualify if Uzbekistan loses to Saudi Arabia, and Iran draws against Iraq.

The chances of the team in the event of a loss to Vietnam:

The UAE will qualify if Iran loses to Iraq, and Jordan loses to Australia.

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