Vietnam team "battle" Thailand in the AFF Cup final?
Siam Spors newspaper said that if the AFF Cup 2020 takes place in a new format, the two top teams of Vietnam and Thailand will both be the No. 1 seed, and will not be placed in the same group. Therefore, the two "big guys" of Southeast Asian football have a chance to face each other in the AFF Cup 2020 final if they top each group and win the semi-finals.
In the 2018 AFF Cup, the Vietnamese team was not in the same group as Thailand. Coach Park Hang-seo's team went straight to the championship, while Thailand was eliminated by Malaysia in the semi-finals.
U19 Vietnam enters the "easy to breathe" group
The Asian Football Confederation's homepage has just posted the results of the draw for the 2020 U19 Asian Cup finals scheduled to be held in October in Uzbekistan.
U19 Vietnam is in seed group No. 3 and is in Group C with the Saudi Arabia team, Australia and Laos. This can be considered an easy group for coach Philippe Troussier and his team, and at the same time opens up a great opportunity for U19 Vietnam to repeat the miracle of winning a ticket to the 2021 U20 World Cup in Indonesia.
Cong Phuong reveals the secret to competing in high-end competition in Ho Chi Minh City
Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong of Ho Chi Minh City club admitted that the presence of coach Park Hang-seo in the stands of Thong Nhat Stadium helped him and his teammates play brilliantly on June 17.
"When we knew Mr. Park was in the stands to watch, we told ourselves to play more determined to prove ourselves and have the opportunity to return to the National Team," Cong Phuong revealed.
Chelsea officially announces Timo Werner deal
This afternoon, June 18, Chelsea officially announced the successful recruitment of striker Timo Werner from RB Leipzig.
On its homepage, the English team confirmed: "Timo Werner has agreed personal terms with Chelsea. He will stay at Leipzig for the rest of the Bundesliga season and will meet his new teammates at Chelsea in July, after passing the medical examination."
