Vietnamese top striker Lê Công Vinh (middle). — Photo affsuzukicup.com Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese striker Lê Công Vinh has been named one of the seven best strikers in the history of the AFF Suzuki Cup, according to the tournament’s official website. The website said that hat-tricks against Cambodia and Laos in 2004 and 2007 had launched Vinh onto the regional stage, but it was in 2008 that he truly won the hearts of the Vietnamese public. Việt Nam advanced to what was their second final and, having not scored prior, Vinh grabbed the winner in a 2-1 victory over Thailand in Bangkok to set up a tantalising match in Hà Nội. With Thailand a goal up and the game on a knife edge, Vinh secured Việt Nam’s first ever title with a 94th-minute equaliser to secure a 3-2 win on aggregate. Vinh is the first Vietnamese player to have played in Japan and Poturgal. He has taken part in seven AFF Cup events and … [Read more...] about Vinh named among all-time strikers at AFF Cup
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Vietnam to train in Korea for AFF Cup
Vietnam national football team (Photo: bongda.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam national football team will have three friendly matches in the Republic of Korea to prepare for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2018. According to Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Tran Quoc Tuan, the Korean Football Federation will support Vietnam during their training. “It is a wonderful arrangement,” said Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo. As planned, Vietnam will take part in a training course at the Paju National Football Centre on October 17-28 and play friendlies there. The final round of the AFF Cup 2018 will be held from November 8 to December 15. Vietnam are in Group A with Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Group B consists of Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and the winner of a play-off match between Timor Leste and Brunei. “Tuan and I discussed carefully about the plan to prepare for the AFF Cup as well as Asian … [Read more...] about Vietnam to train in Korea for AFF Cup
VN to train in Korea for AFF Cup
Việt Nam national football team. — Photo bongda.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam national football team will have three friendly matches in South Korea to prepare for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2018. According to the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF)’s deputy chairman, Trần Quốc Tuấn, the South Korea Football Federation will support Việt Nam during their training. “It is a wonderful arrangement,” said Việt Nam’s head coach Park Hang-seo. As planned, Việt Nam will take part in a training course at the Paju National Football Centre on October 17-28 and play friendlies there. The final round of the AFF Cup 2018 will be held from November 8 to December 15. Việt Nam are in Group A with Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Group B consists of Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and the winner of a play-off match between Timor Leste … [Read more...] about VN to train in Korea for AFF Cup
Vietnam confident of playing at AFF Cup
Vietnam are in Group A alongside Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia. This group is considered an easy ride for Vietnam, while the tougher Group B includes the Philippines, defending champions Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and either Brunei or Timor-Leste. “Vietnam will play against Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia. In theory, this is an advantage, but we don’t see it as an advantage. Vietnam is being subjective if they think that they can beat the four rivals without having to put up a fight. In football, weakness and strength are relative concepts. We improve, while our rivals also advance. Vietnam always appreciates every rival, so we will try to play well in each game,” said Tran Quoc Tuan, Deputy Chairman of the VFF. “In this event, the VFF aims to enter the final match, so if we pass the qualifying round, it doesn’t assert any thing because the surprise will be in semi-finals and the final,” Tuan added. General Secretary of VFF Le Hoai … [Read more...] about Vietnam confident of playing at AFF Cup
VN confident to play at AFF Cup
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF), as well as Vietnamese players are confident about the draw result of the upcoming 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup. Việt Nam is in Group A alongside Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia. This group is considered an easy ride for Việt Nam, while the tougher Group B includes the Philippines, defending champions Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and either Brunei or Timor-Leste. “Việt Nam will play against Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia. In theory, this is an advantage, but we don’t see it as an advantage. Việt Nam is being subjective if they think that they can beat the four rivals without having to put up a fight. In football, weakness and strength are relative concepts. We improve, while our rivals also advance. Việt Nam always appreciates every rival, so we will try to play well in each game,” said Trần Quốc Tuấn, deputy chairman of the VFF. … [Read more...] about VN confident to play at AFF Cup