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Match details:
World Cup Qualifiers
Vietnam vs Japan
Venue: My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam
November 11, 2021
05:30 pm IST
Preview:
Vietnam and Japan will face each other in the World Cup Qualifiers at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi in the Round 5 match. Vietnam are struggling with back-to-back defeats and have not won any game in the World Cup Qualifiers so far. During this period they have conceded 10 goals and scored just four times. They head to this match with a loss against Oman by a 1-3 scoreline. Japan did manage to do extremely well to pull off three points from their last encounter against Australia with a 2-1 win. They have collected six points in four matches and are sitting in 4th place. They will be hoping to win in this match and climb up on the table.
Recent form:
Vietnam – LLLLL
Japan – WLWLW
Probable starting XI:
Vietnam
Nguyen Manh Tran, T Chung Nguyen, Que Ngoc Hai, Duy Do, Ho Tan Tai, T Bui, Hoang Nguyen, Pham Huy, Quang Nguyen, Cong Nguyen, Van Nguyen.
Japan
Kawashima, Sakai, Yoshida, Tomiyasu, Nagatomo, Haraguchi, Endo, Morita, Furuhashi, Osako, Asano.
Top picks:
Yuya Asano: Asano likes to dribble the ball, cut the ball inside the opponent’s box with supreme finishing ability. He would look to carry his suitable form. In the last J-League fixture, he scored a goal and gained some confidence. His pace and power make him an ideal pick for your team. In the World Cup Qualifiers this season, he has scored a goal against China in the Round 2 match.
Kyogo Furuhashi: Furuhashi has been outstanding for his new club Celtic. He scored two goals in the last match against Dundee FC and has a total of seven goals to his name in the league while playing for Celtic. He is yet to score for his country this season in the World Cup Qualifiers but he has the power to score anytime.
Captain and vice-captain options:
Yuya Asano
Kyogo Furuhashi
Quang Nguyen
Hiroki Sakai
Fantasy team:
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