Vietnam fell to a 1-0 defeat to Japan at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on Thursday night, failing to earn their first point in the final round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Despite the home advantage, they were playing against a much stronger opponent and struggling to create real chances. The only goal of the game was scored in the 17th minute by Junya Ito.

The defeat leaves Vietnam rooted to the bottom of Group B.

Vietnam will play Saudi Arabia in Hanoi next Tuesday. They lost 1-3 in the away game in September.

This is the first time that Vietnam have played in the final qualifying round. They are in the same group with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China and Oman.

Source: VOV5