Yemen bids farewell to dream of qualifying for Asian Cup with defeat to Vietnam

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The Yemeni team said goodbye to the dream of qualifying for the 2026 Asian Cup, after losing to its counterpart from Vietnam, with an unanswered goal, during the match that brought together the two teams, Tuesday September 9, 2025 evening.

The third group saw intense competition since the first round, as the Vietnamese team topped the standings with 6 points after beating Bangladesh 2-0, then beat Singapore with a clean goal, ahead on goal difference the Yemeni team, which started its journey with a valuable victory over Singapore with a score of 665, 2-1, and then achieved superiority over the Bangladesh team with a clean goal.

In today’s match, the goal of both teams was to take the lead and qualify for the 2026 Asian Cup, which the Vietnamese team managed to achieve with a magnificent goal from a powerful shot in the second half.

The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw, as the Yemeni team showed itself with defensive balance and an organized performance, but it could not exploit the few opportunities given to it, and in the 69th minute of the match, the Vietnamese player Van Nan managed to score the only goal of the match, taking advantage of an error in the defensive coverage.

With this defeat, the Yemeni team’s record stood at 6 points, and despite the good performance that the team presented throughout the qualifying campaign, the latest defeat dashed the hopes of qualifying for the final, leaving the tournament content with second place in its group behind the Vietnamese leader.

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