Australia beats Vietnam in World Cup qualifying

Australia beats Vietnam in World Cup qualifying

Australia beats Vietnam in World Cup qualifying

Australia beat Vietnam in World Cup qualifying

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Australia defeated Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi and became the first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) nation to win consecutive ten World Cup qualifiers in a row.

The match was played at My Dinh National Stadium.

Vietnam could have had a penalty in the 27th minute, but Australia defender Grant’s blocked the shot.

A Grant header that broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute, the right-back scoring his first international goal.
From then onwards, Vietnam struggled to get a decent shot on goal.

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Australia was unable to have the ball in the net in the second half, but substitute Mitchell Duke’s strike was ruled out for offside.
Vietnam defeat makes them 17-game unbeaten at home.

It also means they still have no points in their first appearance in the final round of Asia’s World Cup qualifiers, having lost 3-1 away to Saudi Arabia last week.

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