Reporter Han Bing reported that the women's and men's football teams of China and Vietnam will face each other successively, the two women's football teams will compete for the 2023 Women's World Cup ticket on January 30, and the men's football team will face each other on february 1 during the Spring Festival, but the two men's football teams are only fighting for honor.
Vietnamese media praised the performance of the Vietnamese women's football team in reaching the top 8 of the Women's Asian Cup, and believed that the women's national team is still chasing the dream of entering the Women's World Cup. As for the Vietnamese men's national football team, the Vietnamese media lamented the biggest defeat in the round of 12 and the official disillusionment of the World Cup dream, and put all their hopes on the home match against the Chinese team. For Vietnamese football, defeating the Chinese team or at least getting 1 point from the Chinese team will be the only significance of the Vietnamese national team in the round of 12.
As always, the Vietnamese media widely reprinted reports of the Chinese media's defeat on the Chinese team. Vietnamese media also mentioned that the Chinese team's Dream of the World Cup was almost completely shattered, and highlighted the headlines of the domestic media about the possibility that the Chinese-Vietnamese National Football Team would officially bid farewell to the World Cup dream, and that it was necessary to defend the last dignity in Hanoi against Vietnam. Despite lamenting vietnam's 4-0 defeat to Australia, the Vietnamese media quickly set their sights on the Sino-Vietnamese battle, which is also more important.
Vietnam women's national team coach Mei Dezhong said that the Chinese team is an Asian powerhouse and it will be a very difficult game: "We have very little time to prepare, so we have to train harder. Moreover, there are some players in the team who have just recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. ”
It is worth mentioning that due to the cluster infection in the team, the Vietnamese women's football team originally planned to withdraw from the game like the Indian women's football team. However, after consultation and communication, the Vietnam Football Association and the coaching staff and most of the players decided to continue the game and finally entered the top 8 of the Women's Asian Cup, just one step away from reaching the final round of the Women's World Cup for the first time in history. However, the Vietnam women's football team has lost all 8 times against the Chinese women's football team and has not scored 1 goal, and the gap between the two teams is much greater than that of the men's football team. The Vietnam women's football team has defeated the South Korean and Japanese women's football teams by 3 goals in the group stage, which shows the difference in strength. The team also had two midfielders injured, which also affected the strength of the Vietnamese women's football team.
As for the Chinese men's football team, the Vietnamese media do not consider it invincible, although the historical record of the men's football team is similar to the women's football team, almost one-sided. Vietnam's "Labor Daily" believes that the performance of the Chinese team in the Sino-Japanese battle has made the Vietnamese team see hope. Vietnamese media have been quoting reports from Chinese online media to highlight the disappointment of chinese media, fans and football circles in the national football team in an attempt to build confidence in this way.
Vietnamese media believe that Li Xiaopeng's previous team performance was not outstanding, with a coaching team of as many as 15 people, but the results of the Sino-Japanese battle proved that the performance of the national football team did not improve. Although the hope of the World Cup is dashed, the image of the Chinese Football Association needs to be improved, so the national football team must win. Vietnamese media reviewed the situation in the first leg of the Sino-Vietnamese battle, and the ability to equalize when they fell behind 0-2 proved the attacking power of the Vietnamese team. During the Sino-Vietnamese war, the main defender Gui Yuhai will return from the ban, which is good news for the Vietnamese team.
Yesterday at 9:30 a.m., the Vietnamese team departed from Australia and returned home non-stop, arriving in Hanoi at 18:10 p.m. via a transit. The Vietnamese team will have 3 days to prepare for the match against the Chinese team, and the Chinese team also left for Vietnam yesterday. Coach Park Heong-seok emphasized the hope seen from failure, and after the game, he also praised the performance of rookie goalscorer Fan Junhae. He hopes that the Vietnamese team will give newcomers like Pham Chun Hai more opportunities to continue to look for players who have been positive in their first starts. Park Stressed that the Vietnamese team still created a lot of good scoring opportunities, but failed to seize them.
"Labor Daily" believes that against Australia, after the two main players Nguyen Thanh Jong, Nguyen Quang Hoi and Nguyen Hon Duc came out, the performance of the Vietnamese team was completely new. ESPN believes that the Vietnamese team created enough pressure on the Australian defense in the first 20 minutes of the second half, and if Park Hengxu plays with full strength in the Sino-Vietnamese battle, coupled with the positive performance of Fan Junhai, it is not a luxury to score points or even defeat the national football team. Park Heon-seok has never denied that he will train newcomers in the Australian first game, compared to the first leg, there were 8 main players who did not start or play. But unlike the Chinese team, the Vietnamese team will strive to score points or win.
Vietnamese media and fans have high hopes for the Sino-Vietnamese battle, and Vietnam's largest fan association, the Vietnam Golden Star Supporters Association (VGS), has sewn a 3,000-square-meter Vietnamese flag that will be displayed in the grandstand of The Mitin Stadium during the match against China on February 1. This huge Vietnamese flag weighs 450 kilograms and can cover the entire D Stands.
The final acceptance of the Meiting Stadium will not be completed until January 31 to ensure that the renovation and upgrading of the stadium is completed. The debut of the new My Dinh Stadium is the Sino-Vietnamese Battle, followed by the Southeast Asian Games to be hosted in February, which shows the importance that the Vietnamese side attaches to the competition.
Although the Chinese and Vietnamese men's and women's football teams have faced each other one after another, Vietnam has obviously paid more attention to the men's football team. In addition to the fact that the gap between the two men's football teams is closer, this game is also regarded by the Vietnamese side as the most important battle against China at the football level, which has a significance beyond the competitive level.