The Vietnam team started the 2022 World Cup qualifiers with an away match against Thailand on September 5, 2019. This was a match in which the Thai team played more aggressively, creating many opportunities to score against goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. However, the Vietnamese team was still successful with 1 point, after a 0-0 draw.
The next match of the Vietnam team will take place on October 10, 2019 at My Dinh Stadium. Mr. Park Hang-seo's team won 1-0 against Malaysia, thanks to a great result from Quang Hai at the end of the first half.
The Vietnamese team continued to maintain an unbeaten streak when they beat Indonesia 3-1 away on October 15, 2019. The three players who scored for the Vietnamese team were Do Duy Manh, Que Ngoc Hai (pon the penalty spot) and Nguyen Tien Linh.
Vietnam became a real challenge in Group G when they beat the team with the highest rating in the UAE Group 1-0. In this match on November 14, 2019, Tien Linh scored the only goal from a dangerous long-range shot. In addition, the UAE team also played with one less player since the end of the first half, due to a defender receiving a direct red card.
On November 19, 2019, the Vietnam team met Thailand in the second leg at home. Thailand missed a penalty kick by Theerathon Bunmathan, thereby continuing to tie Vietnam 0-0.
After more than 19 months, the Vietnam team and the teams returned to compete in the World Cup qualifiers, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. The teams in Group G will compete mainly in the UAE. The Vietnamese team consolidated their top position in the group with a 4-0 victory over Indonesia on June 7, 2021 with 4 goals from Tien Linh, Quang Hai, Cong Phuong and Vu Van Thanh.
On June 11, the Vietnam team had a difficult match with Malaysia when Quang Hai was suspended, Tuan Anh was absent due to injury. However, the successful penalty kick by captain Que Ngoc Hai in the 82nd minute helped the Vietnamese team win 2-1. This result helped the team continue to top the group and opened up a great opportunity to win a ticket to continue.
In the final match of the second qualifying round on the evening of June 15, the Vietnam team lost 2-3 to the UAE. This result caused the Vietnamese team to only finish 2nd in Group G, but the team still won and continued to the 3rd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup as one of the 5 second-placed teams with the best results. This is the first time in history that the Vietnamese team has reached this stage. In total, after 8 matches, the Vietnam team won 5 matches, drew 2 and lost 1. The team scored 13 goals and conceded 5 goals.
