Vietnam, which qualified for the round of 12 for the first time in history, is the only Southeast Asian team to reach the final stage of the World Preliminary Tournament. Vietnamese football is advancing rapidly, which is visible to the naked eye in Asia and around the world. Although they eventually came out at the bottom of Group B, losing 8 games in 10 games and only accumulating 4 points, several big data did not even do the national football team, and left a new record of 9 in team history, which can be described as the biggest dark horse in the round of 12!
Due to the collective qualification of the top 4 teams in Japan and South Korea in this World Preliminary Tournament, the biggest dark horse in the group stage has changed. Because there is no unpopular team, the Vietnamese team that competes for the first time naturally becomes the ultimate dark horse. Losing 8 of 10 matches, Vietnam is the bottom team in the top 12 in terms of overall statistics, but if you look at the micro analysis, the Vietnamese team also seems to have advantages that are not praiseworthy and attention, and has updated at least 9 team history records.
First score in the Round of 12 of the World Preliminary Round. In the first round of matches in September last year, they scored away from home and scored just 2 minutes into the opening! Famous player Nguyen Quang Hai set a record in the history of the Vietnamese team. Even if you lose the game 1-3, you will still be left with the first score. In the same period, the first game of the national football team was a 0-3 defeat to Australia, and there was no goal.
For the first time, the Asian powerhouse was suppressed. In the second round of the home 1-0 loss to Australia, although the gap between Vietnam and the opponent's strength is huge, but the effective defensive counterattack tactics still let the Vietnamese team far ahead of Australia in terms of the number of shots, which is the first time to effectively suppress the Asian team, but also added confidence to them in the subsequent games.
Trailed two goals for the first time to equalize. On October 8 last year, Vietnam scored two goals in the last 10 minutes of the second half in the case of 0-2 down the national football team, which was also the first time that Vietnam completed a game in this World Preliminary Tournament that was two goals behind and once equalized. Although Wu Lei scored the killer goal in the end, he was only one step away from making history in Vietnam.
First home goal. In the 8th round of the Round of 12, Vietnam finally scored at home, and in the 3-1 victory over the national football team, they scored the first home goal of the historical Round of 12 in the opening 9 minutes.
Win the round of 12 for the first time and get points. The 3-1 victory over the national football team was the first victory in vietnam's history to win in the round of 12 and scored points, ending the shadow of the previous seven consecutive group game losses.
For the first time in history, the national football team was defeated. At the same time, it is also the first time in the history of the Vietnamese team to defeat the Chinese team, breaking the historical circle of losing every time China.
The single-game goal record in the Round of 12 and the only home match to score. In the 3-1 win over the national football team, Vietnam's three goals are the team's record for the number of goals scored in a single game in this tournament. It was also the only home match in five home games to score goals, and the other four home games Vietnam were kept clean sheets by their opponents
For the first time in history, he scored the Goal of a Japanese team in the World Preliminary Round. Vietnam's first away goal was the first time in their history that they had scored a Japanese goal in a World Preliminary Tournament match, and they were able to score against the strongest team in Asia, setting a new record in team history.
Draw japan for the first time away from home and won the first draw in the round of 12. In the end, the 1-1 draw with Japan, the Vietnamese team can also be regarded as a face to leave the World Preliminary Round.
For the first time in Vietnamese football, they did not win any other team except the national football team, but their performance was still remarkable, winning a number of historic breakthroughs and once again correcting their position in Asian football. For the next World Preliminary Tournament with more qualifying places, the Vietnamese team should be doubly confident. If you don't advance against the current, you will retreat, and the rise of Vietnam will sound the alarm for Chinese football, and if you don't work hard, I am afraid that you will be overtaken by new opponents!