Following a complaint by the Australian Football Association (AFA) over the venue for Vietnam's home match against Australia in the Round of 12 tournament held on September 7, the AFC recently sent a letter to Vietnamese
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The team was explicitly asked to follow the "norms" to rectify the Vietnam's home stadium, My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi, before October 28, or else it will be forced to choose another home stadium.
In the face of this situation, Vietnam
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and officials in charge of culture, travel and sports in Vietnam's government departments have spoken out publicly, promising to immediately launch comprehensive renovation works with a view to preserving the Vietnamese team's qualification for home matches.
On September 7, after the match between Vietnam and Australia, some coaches and players of the Australian team openly complained about the poor condition of the field at the My Dinh Stadium, and some Australian media even compared the field to a "pasture". The problems of My Dinh Stadium are not only the quality of the turf, but also the layout and differentiation of other functional areas.
On September 23, local time, Vietnamese media broke the news that Vietnam
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Have received a "warning letter" issued by the AFC, the letter not only expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of the turf of the Meiting Stadium, but also on September 7, the organization and management of the game site to put forward specific comments, and accordingly the stadium in the next few rounds of the Top 12 tournament match arrangements put forward a detailed rectification requirements. For example, the stadium's internal function rooms, sound equipment, lighting systems and other facilities need to be upgraded in accordance with the "12 match specification".
The emergence of these kinds of problems is, to some extent, inevitable. After all, this is the first time in its history that Vietnam has advanced to the final stage of a World Qualifying Tournament tournament, Vietnam
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There is a lack of experience in dealing with such high-level events.
It is reported that Vietnam
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This issue has been reported to the relevant departments of the Vietnamese government and a special working meeting has been held. Vietnamese media reported that on September 21, the relevant head of the Ministry of Culture, Travel and Sports of Vietnam personally led a team to inspect the My Dinh Stadium and asked the Vietnamese
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The Warmblood Pavilion Stadium is strictly complying with the requirements of the AFC to execute the rectification tasks.
Currently, Vietnam will host Japan and Saudi Arabia on November 11 and 16 respectively. According to the match regulations, two weeks before the match, the home team's side is required to determine the organization of the match venue. For this reason, the AFC requires that the stadium rectification be completed and inspected before October 28th. If the rectification work is not recognized by the AFC, the Vietnamese team may be forced to change their home stadium.
