If Myanmar beats Vietnam in the match to be played on the 21st, it has a chance to advance to the group. Yes or no, but according to the mathematical method, Myanmar also has a 100 percent chance, right? If they win the matches they should have won from the beginning and don’t lose the matches they shouldn’t have lost, it won’t be Do or Die in the last matches of the group. If we have to admit it, Myanmar cannot beat Vietnam. We can’t argue with that. It’s the truth. Vietnam is a team that is challenging for the regular championship title in Southeast Asia, competing with Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The team that has been showing signs of improvement in the last 5 years, and considering the different team structure and the different team situation, it’s not surprising that Myanmar cannot win as I said. The game will be played on Vietnam’s field, Playing against a team that is superior to you in their own stadium and in front of their own fans is not easy. Another difference is the pressure. Vietnam will advance to the next round with a draw. If you want to be sure of winning the group, you have to win.

If you compare the past group matches, Vietnam has 7 points from 3 matches, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1. Myanmar has 4 points from 3 matches, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1. They are in third place in the group, behind Indonesia, with a head to head difference. Both Indonesia and Myanmar have a chance. They have 3 points from 3 matches, drawing 3 and are in third place. If the Philippines beats Indonesia, Myanmar will have to draw, but the group will be reversed. Therefore, it is important for Myanmar to win to secure a place in the group. Looking back at all three group matches played by Myanmar, none of them were particularly impressive. In the opening match of the group, they lost to Indonesia 1-0 at home and drew 1-1 with the Philippines. In the last match, they played Laos at home and then played hard, but after the match, they managed to score a goal and win the match, and they won 3 points. They will face the strongest team in this group, Vietnam. If I had to criticize them, I would say that Myanmar was lucky if they did not lose to Vietnam 1-0. The individual quality and the team quality of Vietnam are very different. In the last 5 head-to-head matches against Vietnam, they have lost 3 matches and drawn 2 matches. Right now, Myanmar is in a low position, and Vietnam will play this match without any pressure at all.

No matter how much Vietnam is better, we still have the opportunity to try 11 vs 11 in a football match for 90 minutes. Chairman U Zaw Zaw himself said in a short interview after the match with Laos, “I have encouraged the children for the match with Vietnam.” I am really worried. Win or lose, we are Myanmar, so we will support the Myanmar team. However, I expect the players to play professionally and give their best as a national team. The unprofessional behavior of the player in the match with Indonesia, which led to a large number of clashes between fans and players, is not positive for the team. Even if the Myanmar team loses, I hope that the team will compete with the Vietnamese team as a good player and a good team. The match against Indonesia was a disaster, but the fans filled the stadium to cheer for the match against Laos. No matter which country we played against, the fans never stopped cheering us on. Let me end this article by encouraging our brothers and sisters to fight hard against Vietnam.

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