Romelu Lukaku struck twice as Belgium confirmed their status as one of the favourites for Euro 2020 with a confident 3-0 victory over Russia on Saturday (June 12).
NDO – After two wins against Indonesia and Malaysia in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Vietnamese team are expected to collect 13.4 points on the FIFA World Ranking, thereby climbing two places to occupy the 90th position in the world with 1,271 points.
Striker Kieffer Moore headed in an equaliser from one of Wales' few chances as the surprise 2016 semi-finalists snatched a 1-1 draw against wasteful Switzerland in their European Championship Group A clash at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
The Euro 2020 soccer championship finally got underway on Friday after a year-long delay with a colourful fireworks show and choreography featuring balloons representing the 24 teams in Rome's sparsely populated Stadio Olimpico.
Italy kicked off the European Championship in emphatic style on Friday as they delivered a commanding performance to sweep past toothless Turkey 3-0 in the Stadio Olimpico and stamp their early authority on Group A.
NDO – Captain Que Ngoc Hai converted a penalty with 13 minutes to go to hand Vietnam a much-needed 2-1 victory over Malaysia on Friday night, thus bringing the Golden Star Warriors closer to a historic slot in the last round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Belgium not only take their top ranking into the European Championship but they will also be the most experienced of the campaigners at the tournament, which kicks off on Friday.
Twelve cities across Europe were originally chosen as the hosts of the 51 matches of Euro 2020, with Wembley Stadium picked to hold the semi-finals and final of the competition. Though COVID-19 protocols mean that both Dublin and Bilbao have had to withdraw from hosting, and as a result, Seville
NDO – Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo has affirmed that his side will deliver the highest level of focus for the penultimate clash against Malaysia in the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers.
The Golden Star Warriors have not lost any of their last seven international matches across all competitions. In contrast, the hosts have suffered defeats in four of their previous six games, as reported by Sports Mole.
The football match between Vietnam and Indonesia at the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers on June 8 (Vietnam’s time) attracted 2 million views and 15,000 shares on streaming platforms, making it the top livestreamed video on Youtube.
Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat world number two Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Tuesday (Jun 8) to advance to the French Open semi-finals for the second straight year and end the Russian's surprise run on the Parisian clay.