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[스포츠서울 | 박효실기자] Vietnam soccer team coach Park Hang-seo (63) tested positive for the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and the red light was turned on for Vietnamese football.
On the 4th (local time), the Vietnamese daily Tuoi Tse reported that coach Park Hang-seo was infected with Corona 19 and is self-isolating. The newspaper reported, “Director Park is in quarantine for the fifth day and his health is good.”
Park is the adjunct coach of the Vietnam U-23 national team, which will compete in the 2022 Dubai Cup and the Vietnam A national team, which will play two matches in the 2022 Qatar World Cup final qualifiers. In this situation, the head coach, Park, was confirmed, and attention is paid to the effect it will have on the national team.
Although Vietnam failed to advance to the finals, they will face Oman and Qatar on the 24th (home) of the Asian final qualifying round, followed by their final match (away) with Japan on the 29th. Vietnam currently sits at the bottom of the 6 countries in Group B with 1 win and 7 losses (3 points).
The Vietnam U-23 national team will also participate in the 2022 U-23 Dubai Cup, an international friendly competition held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the 20th to the 30th with 10 countries participating.
Park currently serves as the commander of the Vietnam A and U-23 national teams, and is expected to step down as the commander of the U-23 national team after the Southeast Asian (SEA) game scheduled for May.
Tuoi-tze said, “While coach Park is under quarantine, he is having an online meeting with the coaches to prepare the A and U-23 national teams to call. He said within a few days, if he tests negative for COVID-19, he will be released from quarantine and return to work as normal.”
gag11@sportsseoul.com
