The Vietnamese team defeated Yemen with a score of 2-0 thanks to goals from Quang Hai and Que Ngoc Hai. Therefore, coach Park Hang-seo and his team ended the group stage in 3rd place in Group D with 3 points, coefficient 4/5.
In the VCK Asian Cup 2019 regulations, the organizing committee takes into account the opponent options in the round of 16 for the 4 third-placed teams with the best results in 6 groups.
The opponents of these teams will be the 4 teams in Group A, B, C and D depending on which group they come from. The organizing committee has clearly identified 15 different situations that may arise related to this issue.
After the matches on January 16, the 3rd-placed team in Group A and C, Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan, has secured their way through the group stage. After playing 3 matches, their achievements are better than the 3rd place team of Group B (Palestine) and Group D (Vietnam).
Bahrain ended the group stage with 4 points as the 3rd best team in all 6 groups. Kyrgyzstan also has 3 points like Vietnam but has a better goal difference (0 compared to -1). Meanwhile, Palestine only got 2 points.
Thus, in case the Vietnamese team wins a ticket to the next round, Group A, C and D will include representatives in the group of 4 third-placed teams with the best results. From there, according to the above table, even if the remaining 3rd place team comes from Group B, E or F, the opponent of the Vietnam National Team will still be the top team in Group B - Jordan National Team.
This is the team in Group C with the Vietnam national team in the final qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Cup. In the first leg on June 13, 2017, they drew 0-0 at Thong Nhat Stadium. In the return match on March 27, 2018, the Vietnam team held their opponents to a 1-1 draw.
In Group B of the VCK Asian Cup 2019, Jordan won the top spot with 7 points when facing Australia, Palestine and Syria. They scored 3 goals and conceded none.
