At 18:35 Beijing time on March 29, the final round of Group B of the World Preliminary Round of the Asian Round of 12: Japan hosts Vietnam. Japan has advanced early and Vietnam has been out early. If Japan wins, it will eventually retain the first place in the group; if Vietnam does not win, it will eventually finish at the bottom of the group.
Japan has won all of its last four games against Vietnam, 4:1 in the 2007 Asian Cup, and 1:0 in the next three matches.
Japanese starters 442, front liners Akishi Taji and Kaoru Mitsuru, midfielders Kenei Kubo, flag bearer Yoshiyo, Genki Haraguchi, Takeshi Shibasaki, four defenders Yuta Nakayama, Maya Yoshida, Akigo Taniguchi, goalkeeper Nagashi Kawashima. The total value of the starting eleven is 24.9 million euros. Compared to the previous round of 2-0 away defeat to Australia, Japan made a rotation of as many as nine people.
Obviously, Japan has some reservations when the promotion has been secured and the victory is almost in doubt.
Vietnam started 541, striker Nguyen Gong Fung, midfielders Pham Jun Hai, Nguyen Jung Anh, Du Xiong Dung, Nguyen Quang Hai, no defenders Wu Van Thanh Thanh, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Gui Ngoc Hai, Pei Huang Yueh Ngoc Eng, Hu Jin Cai, goalkeeper Tan Yuan Meng. The total value of the starting eleven is 2.325 million euros. Vietnam has no reservations, after all, the family is limited.
Before the match, Vietnamese coach Park Hengxu said, "This round of 12 will provide valuable experience for Vietnamese football, this tournament we once suffered seven consecutive defeats, and then defeated China 3-1 at home, the current team record is 1 win and 8 losses." This time, we played against the Asian powerhouses in a real-life duel, and we also felt the gap with them before. This is the first time Vietnam has appeared on such a stage, and it also clarifies our goal of rushing out of Southeast Asia. ”
After the opening, Japan, which played at home and was far stronger overall than its opponents, took the lead in attacking, but the first to score was Vietnam, the "fish belly" in the round of 12.
In the 19th minute, Vietnam won a corner kick, the corner kick was opened, Nguyen Thanh Binh headed the ball into the goal, the ball was scored! Vietnam leads Japan 1-0 away. Although Vietnam may not be able to defeat the "king of Asia" Japan in this game, in the face of a strong opponent, it will not die, actively organize the offensive, and take the lead in scoring goals, which is enough to make the national football team ashamed!
In the case of a long-overdue, there is no guarantee that it will not end up at the bottom, and this game, for Vietnam, can be said to have no desire.
In this round of 12, the national football team played against Japan twice, but whether it was former coach Li Tie or current coach Li Xiaopeng, when playing against Japan, it was a tactic of full defense, but in the end it did not hold, first lost 0:1, and then lost a 0:2. Not only for Japan, but also for Australia and Saudi Arabia, it is the same sticky tactic. If you study vietnam in this game, you may be able to achieve a different result.