Aff cup 2017

Coach Park Hang-seo and players in the first day of training on September 23 in Hanoi. (Photo of VFF) Vietnam will host Malaysia in the second match of the qualifying round on October 10 in Hanoi.AFF Cup win. They were confident and more experienced after finished in top eight at the recent Asian Cup. But Malaysia were focused and ready for the meet despite playing away from home. … [Read more...] about 2020 World Cup qualifier: Vietnam need to improve as Malaysia get stronger

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - V.League 1 champions Hanoi FC will be gunning for glory against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s April 25 Sports Club (4.25 SC) in the second leg of AFC Cup Inter-zonal Final at Kim Il-sung Stadium on October 2. The two sides drew 2-2 in the first leg at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on September 25. ASEAN Zonal champions Hanoi need to beat their rivals who were East Zonal winners or finish with a high-scoring draw. The team from the capital will feature the first Vietnamese side to play at the ground since a training session held by The Cong in 1968. Hanoi's attack will feature Nguyen Van Quyet, Nguyen Quang Hai and Pape Omar  Faye. However, Hanoi will be without No 1 goalkeeper Nguyen Van Cong due to injury. Bui Tien Dung or Phi Minh Long will stand in for him having not featured much this season. “Anything can happen in football. Hanoi’s strength lies … [Read more...] about Hanoi FC gunning for AFC Cup Inter-zonal Final victory

No nation in the world loves football more than Việt Nam. If you want proof, just have a look at some photos and videos of what felt like the entire nation out celebrating the national team’s victory over Malaysia in the AFF Cup final on Saturday. It was a huge party on the streets of Hà Nội, car horns, fireworks, national flags and football chants, while Hải Phòng erupted with flares. The traffic in Hồ Chí Minh City was frozen with all roads filled with fans. It was the same in Nha Trang and Đà Nẵng cities and all across the nation, as fans chanted deep into the night. Even hospital patients got in on the celebrations. A video clip of a girl covered in the national flag while sat on the back of a motorbike was spread widely across social media. She was also holding another flag, and attached to that flag’s staff was a bottle of IV fluids. They say laughter is the best medicine, so lets hope she enjoyed herself out … [Read more...] about Wild football celebrations across Việt Nam

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is expected to shine at the upcoming SEA Games. (Photo: nld.com.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A record number of Vietnamese athletes will compete at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines later this year, and they are all gunning for glory. Vietnam is sending athletes to compete in 43 out of the 56 events at the regional tournament and they are aiming for a top-three finish. “To achieve the target of standing in top three, Vietnam needs to take at least 65-70 gold medals,” said Trần Duc Phan, deputy head of National Sports Administration. “Athletes and coaches will try their best to gain the best result for the delegation.” Athletics is a sport which Vietnam will send the most athletes with 47 men and women. The medal hopes are runners Le Tu Chinh in the women’s 100m and 200m, Nguyen Thi Huyen in the women’s 400m hurdles, Vu Thi Men in the women’s triple jump, Duong Van Thai in the men’s 800m, … [Read more...] about Vietnam aiming for top three games finish

Dead balls outside the Mỹ Đình Stadium are removed. Viet Nam News With the Vietnamese football team close to glory at the AFF Suzuki Cup, all eyes are focused on the beautiful game. On December 5, before the second leg of the semi-final between Việt Nam and the Philippines at Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình national stadium, 40 concrete balls strung together outside of the stadium were moved elsewhere. The stadium’s managing board said the Việt Nam Football Association had asked for the balls to be kicked out of the stadium’s vicinity.  Kiều Hữu Thọ, a football fan who lives near Mỹ Đình, summed up the reason for the strange move when he said "The balls strung by leashes around the stadium are dead balls and aren’t good luck.” He explained the team had enjoyed more success playing away from home, wheres Mỹ Đình had been something of a house of horrors. … [Read more...] about Dead balls