If they beat Oman, the Vietnamese team will advance in the FIFA rankings

The Vietnamese team practices at My Dinh Stadium before the match against Oman. (Source: Tien Phong Newspaper)

The Vietnamese team is about to face Oman in the 9th match of the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia at 19:00 tonight (March 24).

Although the opportunity to compete for tickets to the 2022 World Cup finals is over, with the home field advantage, Park Hang Seo’s teachers and students not only have the opportunity to recover the debt they lost in the first leg, but also to improve their rankings on the rankings. FIFA World Cup.

In the 8th match, the Vietnamese team made a strong impression when they defeated China with a score of 3-1 when playing at My Dinh home ground and rose to 98th place on the FIFA rankings.

If they continue to beat Oman, Park Hang Seo’s teachers and students will get 14.46 points. At that time, the Vietnamese team had 1233.01 points and was likely to increase 3 places to rise to 95th place on the FIFA rankings.

Even if there is a draw, the Vietnamese team will still get 1.96 points, but it is likely that there will be no change in rankings. In the case of losing to the Oman team, Park Hang Seo’s teachers and students will be deducted 10.54 points and risk falling out of the top 100 in the world.

Currently, Oman is ranked 4th in Group B with 8 points, while the Vietnamese team is at the bottom with 3 points. Statistics of the confrontation history between the two teams, Oman both won against Vietnam.

However, when playing at My Dinh’s home ground, the Vietnamese team showed their discomfort and only lost to strong teams such as Japan, Australia, and Saudi Arabia with the same score of 0-1.

If they maintain their form, Mr. Park’s army can completely achieve their goal before the representative of West Asia in the upcoming 90 minutes of the match, as they had defeated the Chinese team in the previous round.

If they beat Oman, the Vietnamese team will become the first team from Southeast Asia to have two wins in the third Asian qualifying round of a World Cup.