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All or nothing: Viet Nam's team coach Henrique Calisto and his squad will play a do-or-die encounter against Singapore in their last match in Group B of the AFF-Suzuki Cup tomorrow. — VNS Photo Quang Thang |
The hosts, who lost 2-0 to the Philippines on Sunday, must win to guarantee a spot in the semi-finals.
The Philippines, who lead the group with four points, need only a draw with Myanmar to qualify for the last four.
Singapore scraped a last minute 2-1 win over Myanmar on Sunday and will advance to the semi-finals if they draw with Viet Nam at the 40,000 capacity My Dinh National Stadium.
"Singapore showed good mental toughness to defeat Myanmar in the last two minutes on Sunday. However, we won't miss our chances to score the goals we need to defeat them," said Viet Nam's coach Henrique Calisto.
"We were unable to score in our game against the Philippines, but I'm proud of my players because they fought hard during the match. They have worked hard since they helped Viet Nam win the AFF Cup two years ago," he told a press conference.
Singapore's coach Radojko Avramovic said the match with Viet Nam has been highly anticipated between the two sets of fans.
"It will be an intriguing match (between Viet Nam and Singapore) for spectators, not for coaches. I think the match will be exciting, but very tough for us," Avramovic said.
Myanmar meet the Philippines at Nam Dinh's Thien Truong Stadium, 90km south of Ha Noi, while Viet Nam play Singapore in Ha Noi, both at 7pm tomorrow.
Philippines coach Simon McMenemy said he had told his players to give 100 per cent in tomorrow's game. — VNS
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