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As of Thursday, the round of the last eight teams is scheduled for the 2019 Asian Cup. In the first quarter-final, the surprise team from Vietnam will face Japan’s four-time Asian champions Japan’s Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium. Vietnam entered the Round of 16 with only a first-round victory in Group D as one of the top four group thirds. It had to decide between Vietnam and Lebanon for equality of points and equality, the fair play points on the entry into the next round. In the round of 16, the Vietnamese met Jordan. Vietnam was able to equalize a 0-1 deficit and saved himself on penalties. There, the team of coach Park Hang-Seo prevailed 4-2. So far, the quarter-finals at the Asian Cup 2007 was the biggest success of the country. Can the current selection lead their country into the semi-final for the first time?
Along with Iran, South Korea and Australia, Japan is one of the big favorites for this year’s Asian Cup victory. In Group F, the Blue Samurai prevailed with three wins as the table first. In the last sixteen, Japan got involved with Saudi Arabia. In the end, the selection of coach Moriyasu drew after a tight 1-0 in the quarterfinals. If you look at the game Vietnam vs. Japan on the odds of bookmakers, the Japanese are in the quarterfinals against Vietnam clear favorite. Also, the betting base expects that the run of Vietnam will end on Thursday. The betting base recommends the tip in the Asian Cup game Vietnam – Japan on Japan wins to zero. The kick-off in Dubai will take place at 13:00.
Vietnam:
At the start Vietnam lost 2: 3 against Iraq. Then there was a 0-2 against Iran. The 2-0 win in the last group match against Yemen was enough to qualify for the knockout stages. In the round of the last 16, the team of the South Korean coach Park Hang-Seo then met Jordan, who had surprisingly won Group B ahead of Australia with two wins and one draw. Both teams started offensively, but Jordan had the first good chances. Not undeserved Jordan then in the 38th minute by a direct free-kick into the lead. In the second round, the Vietnamese were clearly improved and were rewarded after six minutes in half two with the compensation. Since both teams were not so much in the risk after the 1: 1, the duel had to be decided on penalties. There, the Southeast Asian had the better nerves and moved to a 4-2 in the quarterfinals.
The decisive penalty for the Golden Dragons turned defender Bui Tien Dung on Sunday. The 23-year-old reached the final of the Asian Cup last year with his country’s U23 national team and narrowly lost to hosts China. In the quarter-finals of the tournament, Vietnam also had to go into penalties just one year ago against Iraq. Even then, Bui Tien Dung turned the decisive penalty to progress. In addition to finishing second in the U23 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese Football Association celebrated a great 2018 year with the second victory in the post-2008 history of the ASEAN Southeast Asian Championship. So far the year 2019 continues.
Japan:
With four titles at the Asian Championship, Japan is the record winner in the competition. The last title win of the Blue Samurai, however, comes from the year 2011. In the last tournament in 2015, the Japanese eliminated in the quarterfinals against the United Arab Emirates on penalties. Japan is once again one of the big favorites this year and so far has been able to do justice to this position to some extent. At the beginning, the Blue Samurai did with the 3: 2 against Turkmenistan still a little hard. In the second game followed a 1-0 against Oman. And at the end of the group stage, Japan defeated Uzbekistan 2-1. In the round of 16, the four-time Asian champions met Saudi Arabia. Surprisingly, the Saudis set the tone in the game, having 70 percent possession in the first half, but barely found a prescription against the defensive of Japan.
The men of Coach Moriyasu lurked especially on counterattack. In the 20th minute defender Takehiro Tomiyasu brought the favorites in front. With a bit of luck and a good defense work, the Japanese also brought the result to the finish. Since the end of the 2018 World Cup in the second round after the 2: 3 against Belgium, the Japanese national team of Haijme Moriyasu trained. The coach has already used 22 players in the group stage. The team starts with the coach in 4-4-2. In the group stage, the team played much more offensive, but in the second round played the Blue Samurai now a different kind of football. It is quite possible that the coach will change positions again against Vietnam. Of the three Bundesliga legionaries played in the second round only Haraguchi. Osako and Asano sat on the bench. Overall, the Japanese are in very good shape. After their absence at the World Cup in Russia, there were eight wins and a draw in nine internationals.
Vietnam vs Japan head to head matches
07.10.11 FI Japan Vietnam 1 : 0
16.07.07 CUP Vietnam Japan 1 : 4
20.05.73 WC Japan Vietnam 4 : 0