The Vietnam team’s draw with Japan is the biggest surprise in the Asian World Cup qualifiers
During the meeting of the World Football Federation (FIFA) and Asia (AFC) in Qatar, AFC Secretary General Windsor John praised the achievements of the Vietnamese team at the tournament. World Cup qualifiers 2022. He emphasized to Acting President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan that the Vietnamese team’s draw with Japan was the biggest surprise of the Asian qualifiers. According to the AFC General Secretary, this is the motivation for Southeast Asian teams to strive.
Attending the meeting, leaders of AFC member federations also congratulated the Vietnamese team on creating a surprise against Japan on the away field. The fact that the Vietnamese team is the only Southeast Asian representative, participating in the third qualifying round of the World Cup for the first time and winning 4 points (won against China, drew with Japan) is highly appreciated.
Acting VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan and AFC President on the sidelines of the meeting in Qatar
The Vietnamese team finished the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia with the bottom of Group B. However, Coach Park Hang Seo and his students made a mark in the continent’s highest level arena. Vietnamese football continues to impress at the international level.
In addition to the above achievements, AFC and its member federations highly appreciate the progress of Vietnamese football in recent times, notably the Vietnamese women’s team winning the right to participate in the World Cup.
In a private meeting with Acting VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan, AFC President Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa expressed his belief that Vietnamese football continues to make new strides.
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