According to the regulations, the 8 teams leading the group with 8 teams and the 4 teams with the best results will qualify for the next round. Because Qatar (host of the 2022 World Cup) has certainly led Group E, their place will be given to the second-place team with the best result of the 5th.
The Vietnamese team will decide to continue if they win or draw with the UAE, in the match taking place at 11:45 p.m. (Vietnam time) on June 15. In case of losing to the UAE, Vietnam will fall to second place in Group G with 17 points. At that time, to compare with the second-placed teams, the head-to-head record with the bottom team Indonesia will be ruled out. After losing 6 points, Vietnam had 11 points at that time.
At this time, the Vietnamese team is firmly above the other two second-placed teams in the group, Lebanon in Group H (10 points) and Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan in Group F (also with a maximum of 10 points), while Oman (second in Group E) is almost certain to continue with 12 points.
Therefore, in case of falling second in Group G, the Vietnam Team must wait for the results of the decisive matches in Groups A, B, C and D to be able to eliminate another second-placed team and have a place in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.
Below is the schedule (in Vietnam time) of the decisive matches in these 4 groups, which may affect the fate of the Vietnam team. As long as 1/4 of these matches have a draw, the Vietnamese team will certainly advance.
The worst scenario is that Jordan, Iran, China and Uzbekistan will all win the match, while Vietnam will lose. At that time, the Vietnamese team will have to compare the secondary index with these teams to select the teams to continue.
June 15
23:00: Australia Jordan
23:30: Iran Iraq
June 16
1:00 a.m.: Syria China
1:00 am: Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan
