[골닷컴] Reporter Man-seong Han = Manager Park Hang-seo won the final match in the Asian final qualifiers.
Vietnam drew 1-1 in the away match of Group B of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian final qualifier against Japan in Saitama on the 29th (Korean time). Vietnam finished the Asian final with 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses. Vietnam is ranked last in Group B of the Asian final qualifying round, which consists of a total of six teams.
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However, Vietnam achieved a great achievement just by advancing to the final qualifying round under the manager Park Hang-seo. This is the first time Vietnam has advanced to the Asian final qualifier. Although Vietnam had a hard time losing 8 out of 10 matches played after advancing to the final qualifying round, they were victorious against China and showed their potential to collect a point from Japan. Japan, which was hampered by Vietnam, lost first place in the group to Saudi Arabia.
After the Japan match, coach Park Hang-seo said in an interview with reporters, “The result of a draw against Japan in Japan is a very meaningful result.”
Then, coach Park Hang-seo said, “The result against Japan was nothing more than a draw,” he added.
Meanwhile, coach Park Hang-seo has been leading the Vietnamese national team since 2017. His contract with the Vietnam Football Association is until January next year.