The Vietnam futsal team had a very favorable opening match in Group E of the 2026 Asian Futsal Qualifiers when defeating Hong Kong (China) with a score of 9-1. Meanwhile, in the remaining match of the group, the Lebanese futsal team also had a 2-1 victory over the host team China.
For the Chinese futsal team, the loss to Lebanon forced them to get 3 points in the match against the Vietnamese futsal team to create a group of opportunities to continue.
Because in this group, it is almost a ticket competition between the 3 teams, Vietnam, China and Lebanon, because Hong Kong (China) is weaker than the rest of the group.
Of course, the Vietnam futsal team will also aim for a goal of 3 points against the Chinese futsal team, before entering the match that can be considered the group winner against Lebanon.
In terms of the balance of power and playing style, it is not difficult for coach Diego Giustozzi's team to get a positive result in the match against the home team. However, Duc Hoa and his teammates need to focus and limit errors.
The only goal conceded in the opening match against Hong Kong (China) was the moment we played distractedly, allowing the opponent to easily escape and shoot into the net of goalkeeper Van Tu.
This is something that the Vietnam futsal team cannot avoid against host China, who are in dire need of a victory.
The head-to-head record is in favor of the Vietnam futsal team when they won 4/5 of their most recent encounters with China. Most recently, at the 2024 Asian futsal tournament, the Vietnam futsal team also defeated this opponent with a score of 1-0 in the group stage.
Currently, the Vietnam futsal team is also ranked 26th in the world, while China is ranked 85th. That is a gap that shows the difference in the level of the two teams even though China plays at home.
The match between the Vietnam futsal team and the China futsal team will take place at 6:30 p.m. this afternoon (September 22).
Prediction: Vietnam futsal team 3 - 0 China futsal team
