Hanoi (VNA)- Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam was named among the 10 best goalies of the2020 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone by afc.com on October 16.
After three matches inthe World Cup qualifiers, thanks to the outstanding performance of Lam, Vietnamtied goalless with Thailand, beat Malaysia 1-0 and Indonesia 3-1 to rank secondin Group G.
Lam conceded only onegoal in the game with Indonesia on October 15 and was included on the list bythe Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The top 10 also includesJo Hyeon-woo of the Republic of Korea, Junling Yan of China, Alireza Beiranvandof Iran and Siwarak Tedsungnoen of Thailand.
The confederation alsonamed goalies from Qatar, Japan, Australia, the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea and Tajikistan.
Vietnam are currentlyamong the top four best second-placed teams in the Asian zone’s secondqualifying round for the World Cup 2022.
According to the AFC,the teams to progress to the next round of qualification will be the eightgroup winners, along with the four best runners-up. As Qatar are World Cuphosts and qualify for the tournament automatically, if they win their group orfinish as one of the four best second-placed teams, their spot in the nextqualifying round will be given to the fifth best second-placed team.
If the Vietnamesenational team are able to hold their current position, they will progress tothe next round of qualification.
Vietnam still have fivematches to play, including three home fixtures against the UAE, Thailand, andIndonesia, and two away games against the UAE and Malaysia./.
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Vietnamese goalkeeper Dang Van Lam (Photo: VNA) 
