World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Vietnam beats Taiwan 2-1
TAIPEI, Sep. 8, 2015 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (Asian Qualifiers) : Vietnam defeated Taiwan by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei.
Taiwan made the Vietnameses doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Đinh Tiến Thành ('53) and Trần Phi Sơn ('90).
The result put the Vietnamese third in Group F with 3 points. Taiwan is bottom with no points. In their next game, Vietnam will meet second-placed Iraq at the Taipei Municipal Stadium on October 8, while Taiwan will face Indonesia.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round Group F
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Overview
Taiwan at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1978)
Vietnam at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
- 8 September 2015
- 19:00
- Taipei
Second Round Group F
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Thailand | 7 |
 Iraq | 4 |
| Vietnam | 3 |
 Indonesia | 0 |
| Taiwan | 0 |
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