World Cup qualifiers: tickets for Vietnamese fans in Vietnam-UAE game on sale
The UAE Football Association has opened ticket sales for Vietnamese fans to watch the Vietnam-UAE game that will take place on June 15 at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai as part of the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Vietnamese fan at the Vietnam-Malaysia game (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The UAE Football Association hasopened ticket sales for Vietnamese fans to watch the Vietnam-UAE game that will takeplace on June 15 at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai as part of the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asianqualifiers.
General Secretary of the Vietnam FootballFederation Le Hoai Anh was informed of the news in an exchange with the UAE Football Association's General Secretary on June 13.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided that fans will be allowed to enter stadiumsat a 30 percent capacity.
Regarding matches without the presence of hosts UAE, the available amount of tickets will be equally divided between fans of the two playing teams. As for matches played by the UAE, fans of guest side will beallowed to purchase a maximum of 10 percent of the total tickets issued.
Audiences are requested to strictly implement COVID-19 prevention and controlmeasures.
In order to be admitted into stadiums, fans must be vaccinatedand carry a negative report from their RT-PCR tests, which must be done no morethan 48 hours before entry to the stadium. In addition, fans aged below 16 will not be allowed.
All fans will have their temperatures checked before entryand must keep a distance from one another in the stands and wear face masksduring the match.
Also on June 13, the Vietnamese team received good news as the Republic ofKorea team beat Lebanon 2-1, which means Vietnam will have more chance to goahead in case the team only come second in Group G.
The Vietnam-UAE game is considered the "final" matchof Group G. Vietnam currently has 17 points, two more than the host UAE. Theteam will enter the third stage as the leader of group G if they do not lose tothe UAE on June 15. If Vietnam lose to the UAE, they still have a big opportunity to continue in the group as top five runners-up./.
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Vietnam took a huge step towards making it to the third and final round of World Cup qualification for the first time in history with a tense 2-1 win over Malaysia on June 11 night.
Defeating Malaysia 2-1 in a match early on June 12, the Vietnamese football team continue to receive applause from Asian media for maintaining their impressive unbeaten streak in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
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Vietnamese fan at the Vietnam-Malaysia game (Source: VNA) 
