Vietnam soccer beats China to win first WC final in Southeast Asia
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in = Vietnam’s Prime Minister even stepped up to encourage the national team in ‘Park Hang-seo Magic’, which won the first victory in the FIFA World Cup final qualifier of Vietnamese football.
The Vietnam national football team, led by coach Park Hang-seo, defeated China 3-1 in the Asian final group B match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam on the 1st.
Vietnam, which advanced to the World Cup qualifiers for the first time in history under coach Park, had lost seven consecutive losses before that day and was unable to advance to the finals, but made a valuable first victory at the expense of China.
This is Vietnam’s first victory in the World Cup final qualifier, and this is also the first time it has won an A match with China.
Furthermore, Vietnam is the first Southeast Asian country to have won the final qualifying round, local media such as VN Express reported.
Thailand made it to the final qualifying rounds in 2002 and 2018, but there were no wins with 4 draws, 4 losses and 2 draws and 8 losses, respectively.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Tinh was also delighted with the news delivered on New Year’s Day.
Prime Minister Tsinh visited the stadium that day and cheered whenever the Vietnamese players shook their opponent’s goal net, and following the match, he encouraged the team on the ground.
“After the match, Prime Minister Chin went down to the field to congratulate the coaches and players, and delivered ‘Lucky money’ to all the players,” said Tuoi Tri, Vietnam.
According to the media, Prime Minister Chinh said, “This victory is a gift that the national team sends to the Vietnamese people on New Year’s Day. On behalf of the government and Vietnamese people, I thank the coaches and players for their dedication.
Coach Park thanked the players and the Vietnamese people for their support.
At a press conference following the match, he said, “Today is the first day of the new year on the lunar calendar and the day the Southeast Asian team won their first World Cup qualifier. For the first time, Vietnam beat China. give,” he said.
He also revealed his beliefs, “We did our best to win, but wanting to continue to win is ‘greed.’
Coach Park, who has extended his contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) until the end of January 2023, said at this event that he would do his best for Vietnamese football for the rest of the time.
boin@yna.co.kr
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