Can Vietnam Olympic Committee escape the 'life-threatening' situation?

Suara Merdeka (Indonesia) newspaper admitted that the Vietnam Olympic team is in a precarious situation in the race to win a ticket to the next round in the men's football event of the 19th Asian Games.

The match between the Vietnam Olympic team and Saudi Arabia will take place at 6:30 p.m. (Vietnam time) at Linping Sport Centre in Hangzhou (China).

Vietnam Olympic team no longer has much hope of winning a ticket to continue at Asiad 19. (Photo: Tuan Bao)

After a heavy 0-4 loss to Iran, Vietnam Olympic Team has no chance to advance to the 19th Asian Games. We need to get at least 1 point against Saudi Arabia Olympic Team to hope to compete. In case of failure, Vietnam Olympic Team will almost certainly have to stop.

Suara Merdeka newspaper described the situation of Vietnam Olympic team: "Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team is in a precarious situation in the race to advance to the 19th Asiad.

In the ranking of the third-placed teams with the best results, Vietnam Olympic is only better than Myanmar Olympic.

However, in the final round, the "Golden Star Warriors" had to face a big challenge called Olympic Saudi Arabia. Even if they managed to hold a draw with the stronger team, Olympic Vietnam still had to wait for the results of the remaining matches.

Meanwhile, the Myanmar Olympic team will only face a much easier opponent, the Indian Olympic team. The Indonesian Olympic team is in a more favorable position as it will only face the North Korean Olympic team. Meanwhile, the Thai Olympic team will also face an equally strong opponent, the Kuwait Olympic team.

Vietnamese fans will experience anxiety when watching their team play. The two best stars Nham Manh Dung and Phan Tuan Tai are not sure to play in the decisive match against Olympic Saudi Arabia.

Suara Merdeka newspaper also mentioned the 3 escapes of the Vietnam Olympic team in the past:

The first was at the 1997 SEA Games. Before the final round, the Vietnamese team no longer had the right to decide for themselves. If Malaysia beat Laos, Colin Murphy's team would return home even if they beat the Philippines. However, in the end, thanks to the help of Laos (beating Malaysia 1-0), the Vietnamese team managed to squeeze through the narrow door.

The second was at the 2019 Asian Cup. Vietnamese fans were anxiously awaiting their team's ticket to the next round. After the group stage, Coach Park Hang Seo's team had 3 points and a goal difference of -1. Fortunately, we finished in 4th place among the best third-placed teams. At that time, the "Golden Dragons" had the same points and goal difference as Lebanon and only had a better fair-play coefficient.

The third time was in the group stage of the 2019 SEA Games. U23 Vietnam entered the decisive match with U23 Thailand in the last round. We were down 2-0 after only 10 minutes. If this result had remained, U23 Vietnam would have been eliminated. But then, Tien Linh scored a double to level the score at 2-2. After slipping through the narrow door in the group stage, Coach Park Hang Seo's team went straight to the championship.

Meanwhile, Bola newspaper also published an article evaluating the chances of the 4 Southeast Asian teams advancing to the 19th Asiad. They stated that the chances of the Vietnamese Olympic team are the lowest among the representatives in the region.

This newspaper commented: "The Vietnam Olympics need to maximize their potential and create a surprise against the Saudi Arabia Olympics to have any hope of moving on."

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