Facing Iraq at Basra International Stadium on the evening of June 11, the Vietnamese team did not start well and let their opponents pressure them. Hussein Ali Haidar opened the scoring with a beautiful long-range shot in the 12th minute and in the 19th minute, coach Kim Sang Sik's team escaped defeat when Mohanad Ali missed a penalty kick.
Iraq could not score another goal in the first half and they continued to press the field in the second half. After a series of unsuccessful shots, the home team finally scored a goal to increase the score to 2-0 after a long-range shot by Ali Jasim.
The Vietnamese team could not surprise the very strong Iraq (Photo: IFA).
Coach Kim Sang Sik's team played resiliently and in the 85th minute, Tuan Hai scored a shot from outside the box to reduce the score to 1-2. However, in extra time, Aymen Hussein sealed the 3-1 victory for Iraq with a close-range rebound.
At the end of Group F of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, the Vietnamese team ranked third with 6 points/6 matches and officially said goodbye to the World Cup dream. Iraq won the top spot in the group with a perfect record (18 points/6 matches) and together with the second-placed team Indonesia (10 points/6 matches) advanced to the third qualifying round.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/iraq-viet-nam-1h00-dem-nay-chien-dau-du-tan-mong-world-cup-20240611102419812.htm
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