The friendly match between Vietnam and Jordan ended in a 1-1 draw on the evening of May 31 and also ended the friendly matches of the teams in Group G of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to prepare for the official matches.
A total of 5 teams from Group G will play 9 friendly matches before entering the official matches. Of which, only the host UAE won, the 4 Southeast Asian teams only received draw or loss results.
Specifically, in their final friendly match on May 24, the host UAE defeated opponent Jordan with a score of 5-1. In this match, coach Bert van Marwijk's team completely dominated the opponent that Vietnam struggled to hold to a 1-1 draw on the evening of May 31.
In particular, the most notable striker of the UAE, Ali Mabkhout, continued to demonstrate his ability to score in the Premier League with a hat-trick against Jordan in this victory.
For Malaysia, the team ranked 2nd in Group G after Vietnam also lost all 2 of their friendly matches. Coach Tan Cheng Hoe's team suffered a 1-4 defeat to Kuwait and recently a 0-2 loss to Bahrain, before returning to the UAE to prepare for the match against host UAE on June 3.
Thailand is the team with the most friendly matches before the remaining matches of Group G start. They have played 3 matches but the best result is only a 2-2 draw with Tajikistan, in which they suffered 2 0-1 defeats against Oman and 1-4 against Uzbekistan.
The remaining name of Group G is Indonesia, the team that is in the bottom of the table without any points, preparing for the remaining 3 "professional" matches with 2 friendly matches. Coach Shin Tae-yong's team lost all matches to Afghanistan with the score of 2-3 and 1-3 to Oman.
Obviously, in addition to the impressive strength and form of the stars in the squad shown in their friendly match, the UAE team also has the advantage of playing at home, so they will certainly be the most highly appreciated name in the remaining matches. Not to mention, the UAE team has only played 4 matches, 1 match less than the other 4 teams, so there are also calculations.
