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The competition board of the Asian Football Federation (AFC) has just agreed on the playoff schedule for the 2022 World Cup in Asia. The Vietnamese team marks the calendar against its rivals Malaysia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.
On the afternoon of November 11, the AFC Competition Board continued to hold an online session to discuss plans for the organization of the tournaments to be held in 2021. Permanent VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan chaired the meeting. Head of the AFC Competition Board.
Tran Quoc Tuan said that the year 2021 is predicted to be a very difficult year because the Asian match schedule will take place with dense density, while the translation of Covid-19 has not been fully controlled. Therefore, the members of the AFC Competition Board have been very active in discussing and carefully calculating plans to successfully organize football events next year, from the club level to all levels. team level.
The Vietnamese team closes the calendar against Malaysia, Indonesia and the UAE
In particular, the AFC Competition Board agreed to plan the organization of the remaining matches in the second round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia. Consequently, the time of the seventh game on March 25, 2021, turn 8 on March 30, 2021, turn 9 on June 7, 2021, and turn 10 on June 15, 2021.
Therefore, the Vietnamese team will have a guest match at the Malaysian field on March 30, then host Indonesia on June 7, and then go to the United Arab Emirates to meet the home team on June 15.
Currently, the Vietnamese team is in first place in Group G with 11 points, 2 points ahead of Malaysia. This also means that the match against Malaysia on March 30, 2021 is crucial to winning a ticket to proceed to the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
However, the timing of previous matches can be adjusted according to reality. In the event that two members of the Football Confederation negotiate the time of the match themselves, it will also be approved by the AFC, once the proposal is approved by FIFA.
Regardless of the time withheld, the second round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia will have to end on June 15, 2021 to allow time for the teams to advance and prepare for the first match. and the second round of the 2022 World Cup Final Qualifier, scheduled for September 2, 2021 and September 7, 2021.
At the meeting, the AFC Competition Board members also agreed that contingency plans should be available in the event of club level tournaments, including the AFC Cup, the AFC Champions League and the level by teams, including the 2022 World Cup Qualifier., The 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers cannot be conducted in the home field format, the opponent’s field as prescribed in the current regulations.
The topic that most interests fans is the schedule of the AFF Cup 2021 and the two continental tournaments, the AFC Champions League, the AFC Cup overlap.
Specifically, the AFF Cup 2021 is scheduled to be held from April 11 to May 8. During this time, the fifth, six group stages of the AFC Champions League (April 19-20, May 3-4), and the fifth and sixth rounds of the AFC Cup ( April 13-14). , April 27-28).
Vietnam has Viettel to attend the AFC Champions League, while Hanoi FC and Saigon FC attend the AFC Cup. Only the two clubs in the Capital occupy many pillars of the national team. If the tournament schedule overlaps the previous one, the risk of coach Park Hang Seo without the best staff at the AFF Cup 2021 is very high.
Through the discussion, analysis, evaluation and forecast of the practical situation in the implementation of the plan for the year 2021, the members of the Competition Board agreed with the suggestions for the AFC to continue working with FIFA. about the right plan and the right time to organize the tournaments.
Thuy Linh
