VIETNAM TEAM MEETS NEPAL 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (tonight, October 9): Chance to increase score

(Chinhphu.vn) - At 7:30 p.m. today, October 9, the Vietnamese team will face Nepal at Go Dau Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City) in the third match of the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup. This is an opportunity for coach Kim Sang-sik and his team to increase their points and improve their ranking.

Vietnam team meets Nepal in the final qualifying round of Asian Cup 2027. Photo:FPT Play

In theory, the Vietnamese team is rated much higher than Nepal. A victory is likely to be difficult to escape the hands of coach Kim Sang Sik and his team. However, the Vietnamese team needs to be very careful if they do not want to pay a high price.

After the first two rounds, the Vietnamese team ranked second in Group F with 3 points. Hoang Duc and his teammates beat Laos 5-0 and lost to Malaysia 0-4.

However, FIFA recently issued a fine to the Malaysian Football Federation and a 12-month ban on 7 naturalized players of this team. Therefore, the situation in Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers will more or less change after this round of matches.

Therefore, coach Kim Sang-sik's team needs a favorable result against Nepal, even a big win to ensure a good enough goal difference. This is within the reach of the Vietnamese team, when Nepal is rated much lower than the home team.

They lost both of their first two matches, 1-2 against Laos and 0-2 against Malaysia, with almost no chance of competing for a ticket to the final round. In addition, external factors also significantly affected the team's fighting spirit.

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/tuyen-viet-nam-gap-nepal-vong-loai-asian-cup-2027-toi-nay-9-10-co-hoi-gia-tang-diem-so-102251009083341959.htm