The Vietnamese team started to get used to and play with VAR ( video assistant referee) technology from the quarter-final match of the 2019 Asian Cup, when they lost to the Japanese team with a score of 0-1. In this match, the Vietnamese team played under coach Park Hang-seo, receiving the only goal from the 11m mark after VAR determined that defender Bui Tien Dung had fouled Ritsu Doan in the penalty area. Ritsu Doan was then the one who successfully executed the penalty to score for the Japanese team.
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The Vietnamese team has not performed well in matches with VAR.
The next matches that the Vietnamese team played with VAR were from the 3rd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia in 2021, all of which were losses (6 matches). In early 2022, also in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, the Vietnamese team continued to lose to the Australian team with a score of 0-4, but then won against the Chinese team with a score of 3-1 at home at My Dinh Stadium. The remaining 2 matches ended with a 0-1 loss to the Oman team and a 1-1 draw with the Japanese team, all of which used VAR.
At the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team under coach Philippe Troussier played in the group stage and went through 3 matches with VAR and semi-automatic offside technology (SAOT), and suffered defeats in all 3 matches.
Notably, in 2 out of 3 matches at the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team was awarded 2 penalties because the defenders committed fouls that could not be bypassed by VAR technology. This included the only goal conceded in the 0-1 loss to Indonesia and the goal conceded in the 90+12 minute in the 2-3 loss to Iraq after equalizing 2-2 just a few minutes before.
Statistics of 14 matches played by the Vietnam team with VAR: only 1 win, 1 draw and 12 losses, receiving 7 penalties
The Vietnamese team's poor performance in matches with VAR, many unnecessary mistakes occurred and resulted in penalties or red cards. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) recently had a plan to re-instruct players to better understand the rules when playing with VAR, hoping that there will be more positive changes in the near future.
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In the recent V-League, VAR has also been applied regularly in many important matches. This will help players, especially in the Vietnam national team, gradually get used to playing with this technology, creating changes in playing style as well as behavior on the field. Thanks to VAR, with high-tech camera lenses, players' fouls can be clearly observed from many different directions, supporting referees to make more accurate decisions, minimizing controversy.
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