In the ever-changing field of play, a shocking news came on January 13th, Beijing time: Vietnam's soccer sector suffered another blow as striker Nguyen Chinh Linh was diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection, becoming the third infected person in the team.
Nguyen Chinh Linh underwent a nucleic acid test before departing for Hanoi, and shockingly, the result was positive. A PCR test immediately afterward also verified the result. Upon learning of the news, Nguyen Chin Linh was the first to report to the Vietnam
soccer league
and the head coach reported the situation. At present, Nguyen Chinh Linh's health condition is stable and does not show symptoms such as high fever and cough.
The diagnosis of Nguyen Chinh Linh brings the number of new crown cases in the Vietnamese team to three, formerly midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc and striker Nguyen Van Quan. Thankfully, Nguyen Hoang Duc has recovered but is still being monitored in isolation locally. While Nguyen Van Quan is currently under quarantine. As planned, the Vietnamese team will officially assemble at 11am today (November 13) to prepare for the upcoming World Qualifier clash with Australia and our country.
Meanwhile, FIFA has also sent a warning to the Vietnam national team. According to reports, in the two rounds of the 12-team tournament in November last year, the Vietnam national team had seven players receiving yellow cards, especially in the match against Saudi Arabia, where six of them dyed yellow. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee fined the Vietnam national team 6,000 Swiss francs for this reason and warned to pay attention to players' discipline in the next matches. If a similar situation occurs again, it will face more severe punishment.
