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The Asian Cup will be played in Group D today, in which the popular team Vietnam, which was optimistic before the game, will face the Iraqi team. (National Football Team 2-1 Kyrgyzstan) (Latest standings of Group C)
CCTV5 Today’s program will broadcast two Asian Cup matches
Game preview and confrontation record
In the past year, Vietnamese football has achieved very amazing results, regardless of It is the U23 Asian Cup, Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Championships at the end of the year. The Vietnamese team's results are all outstanding. The Vietnam national team is based on the Vietnam U23 team that won numerous honors last year. However, we should also see that the Vietnamese team's offensive strength is average and it is often difficult to score when playing against West Asian teams. In this group stage match, the Vietnam team, which is generally optimistic, may be the mysterious Iraqi team. In the past year, the Vietnamese team won the Southeast Asian Championship, the runner-up in the U23 Asian Cup and the third place in the Asian Games. The honor of Vietnamese football last year was only slightly lower than that of South Korea and Japan. The traditional Asian strong teams , Iran, , Saudi Arabia and Australia are all expected to fall behind. However, we can also see in many competitions that the Vietnamese team’s advantage lies in defense and its offensive ability is average. They often have little advantage when playing against West Asian teams, and it is very rare to defeat their opponents in 90 minutes. In the
U23 Asian Cup, Vietnam lost 0-0 to the underdogs and Jordan in the group stage, relying on its results with South Korea and Australia to enter the knockout round. Then they eliminated two teams, Iraq and Qatar, in succession. However, in the 90-minute game, Vietnam and these West Asian teams ended in a draw.
In the Asian Games, Vietnam did not encounter any West Asian team in the group stage. Bahrain and Syria , which were eliminated in the top 16 and top 8 respectively, scored the winning goal in both games. The difference is that the game against Bahrain was played during regular time, while the game against Syria went into overtime.
In addition, in the U16 Asian Cup, Vietnam lost its last game to the Iranian team, which had no hope of qualifying. In the U19 Asian Cup, Vietnam lost to three consecutive teams: Australia, South Korea and Jordan.
Strength analysis/win-loss prediction of the two teams of Iraq and Vietnam
To sum up, in last year’s official competition, Vietnam only defeated the West Asian team Bahrain in the top 16 of the Asian Games. Their performance in the other games was average, far inferior to that of Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia. When rivals from East Asia meet. South Korea, Japan, North Korea and Thailand all lost to Vietnamese teams in different competitions last year, and several Chinese club echelons also lost to the Vietnamese U19 team by a large margin in warm-up matches.
When playing against several teams in East Asia, especially Japan and Thailand, Vietnam's physical disadvantage is not obvious. The Vietnamese team's foot skills have improved rapidly, and they have reached the first-class level in Asia. They are often able to counterattack smoothly. However, facing the physically strong West Asians, especially a European-sized team like Jordan, Vietnam's foot skills were completely unable to be used.
In many competitions last year, South Korea, Japan, and China have blocked many West Asian teams from the knockout rounds, so that Vietnam will encounter relatively weaker West Asian opponents in the knockout rounds. Even so, they can only rely on their physical strength to fight to the end against their opponents. Vietnam's method of eliminating opponents in West Asia is relatively simple, nothing more than a counterattack in overtime or stoppage time, or a penalty shootout.
Due to age issues, Iraq did not participate in many Asian competitions last year. However, in the U23 Asian Cup, it was the Vietnamese team that eliminated them. At that time, the two teams were tied 1-1 in regular time, and each team scored a goal in overtime. Vietnam finally defeated Iraq on penalties.
Event preview
Venue: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Event: 2018-19 Asian Cup Group Stage 1st Round
Expected weather: 20 degrees cloudy
Iraq team's recent situation:
The Iraqi team participated in the top 12 of the Asian region in the Russian World Cup qualifiers competition, and therefore qualified for the Asian Cup finals. Their biggest opponent in the same group is the Iranian team, so when facing Vietnam and Yemen, their goals are three points.In this Asian Cup, the average age of the team is relatively low, including Hanadi Ali, a post-2000 player. 11 players on the team are playing in overseas leagues. The team's biggest star is Adnan, who plays for Atalanta in Serie A. He can attack and retreat and defend. He was already the team's main force in the last Asian Cup. The team's coach, Katanic, is from Slovenia and took over the team since August last year.
Recent situation of the Vietnamese team:
The Vietnamese team participated in the Asian Cup finals as one of the co-hosts in 2007. At that time, they made history by reaching the quarterfinals. In this cup, they advanced to the main draw through the qualifiers for the first time. The team has again Being placed in the same group with Iran and Iraq, it is difficult to compete for the top two in the group and qualify directly. Their goal should be positioned at the third place in the group with better strength. In 2018, the Vietnam U23 national team won the runner-up in the U23 Asian Championships. At the Asian Games, the Vietnam Olympic team also achieved fourth place. At the Southeast Asian Championships at the end of the year, they also aspired to win again after ten years. As the godfather of Vietnamese football, they gave up several veterans in this cup, with an average age of 23.1 years old, making them the youngest team among the top 24.
