Vietnam to play Iran in Futsal Asian Cup quarterfinals

Name: Vietnam to play Iran in Futsal Asian Cup quarterfinals
Uploaded: 2022-10-03T10:00:01+07:00
Duration: 3 min 37 s
Description: Despite a 0-2 loss to Japan in their final group match in the Futsal Asian Cup on Sunday, Vietnam advanced to the quarterfinals where they take on powerhouse Iran.

By Hoang Nguyen October 2, 2022 | 07:00 pm PT

Vietnam (white jersey) play Japan in the Futsal Asian Cup on October 2, 2022. Photo by Vietnam Football Federation

Despite a 0-2 loss to Japan in their final group match in the Futsal Asian Cup on Sunday, Vietnam advanced to the quarterfinals where they take on powerhouse Iran.

Vietnam, Japan and Saudi Arabia all finished with six points in group D, but Japan topped with a goal difference of +1 and Vietnam were second with 0. Saudi had a -1 difference and were eliminated.

If Vietnam had lost 0-1 to Japan, they would have finished top.

But they focused on defending, thus playing into their opponent's hands, and Kazuya Shimizu scored from individual efforts in the fifth and 35th minutes. Vietnam attacked desperately in the final minutes but could not score.

Vietnam, coached by Diego Giustozzi, will play Iran, the best futsal team in Asia at the moment and winner of 12 of the 15 previous editions, on Tuesday.

Việt Nam gặp Iran ở tứ kết futsal châu Á — Futsal Asian Cup: Vietnam 0-2 Japan