There are no moral victories in professional sport, but those of us watching from the sidelines have to take our wins where we can get them.

Park Hang-seo admitted he has never met such difficulty in his coaching career after the World Cup qualifying match against Japan on Thursday.

Many Reds fans assume Gerrard is a future manager at Liverpool, and will be the perfect man to step into the hot seat when Jurgen Klopp decides to call it a day.

The result leaves the Vietnamese side rooted to the bottom of Group B and miles away from what was always an unlikely trip to the Qatar 2022 finals.

Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) and coach Park Hang-seo have agreed to extend their relationship one more year till 2023.

Việt Nam will send the country's three best badminton players to compete at BWF World Championships at Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín in Huelva, Spain.